A major raid on Enugwu-Agidi, in the Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State, has been conducted by joint security forces in the state.
Around 1 a.m., many of the hoodlums reported fleeing with injuries as the security forces overran their base, led by Governor Chukwuma Soludo’s security outfit Operation Udo Ga-Achi.
A large quantity of weapons and other items was recovered by the strike force.
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Among the seized weapons were two AK-47 rifles, eight pump-action guns, four locally made pistols, three packets of cartridges containing 101 rounds, four empty AK-47 magazines, three cutlasses, a Baofeng radio, a motorcycle, and several charms.
The Operation Udo Ga-Achi troops carried out the raid in collaboration with the police, Department of State Services (DSS), military, and other security agencies.
According to sources, the operation was based on intelligence reports. One gunman was arrested, and he is presently helping in further investigation.
Six criminal concentration camps have reportedly been destroyed across the state since the start of Operation Udo Ga-Achi Strike Force.
Anambra had faced persistent security challenges, with numerous cases of killings and kidnappings, but the tide has changed with the kinetic and non-kinetic security approach of the state government.
Source: Channels TV
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