The Police command in Anambra state and other security agencies have repelled an attack on their Combined convoy at Afor Ñnobi junction, in Idemmili South local government area.
The combined security team who were on a public confidence building patrol drove from Awka to Onitsha, upper iweka, nkpor, obosi, owerri road before moving down to Nnobi junction where Unknown Gunmen confronted the tactic convoy .
The gun battle between the hoodlums and security operatives took the entire market area unawares as everybody including journalists on the convoy scampered for safety.
The gallant security operatives made of the Nigerian Police, Army, Navy, NDLEA, NSCDC, Immigration , DSS, repelled the attack that lasted two hours.
Four of the hoodlums were killed during the gun battle while two officers were injured and taken to the hospital for medical attention.
The commissioner of Police , Mr Echeng Echeng who led the tactic combined team spoke with journalists after inspecting scene of another failed attempt by the hoodlums at Umunze in Orumba South local government area of Anambra state.
“For me it was a joke, thats the way I looked at it, because any reasonable person will not come to attack a convoy like this made up of the Military, the Police , the Civil Defense and every other person in it. And I think they paid heavily for that attempt. ”
Mr Echeng therefore called on the people to ignore the threats and come out on the sixth of November to exercise their Civic responsibility without any fear as proper security had been put in place to secure lives and property during and after the election.
” it is meant to build confidence on the people ,to tell them that we are on ground and that they can come out to and exercise their franchise come sixth of November without threat to anybody. We are out here to encourage them , sensitize them and also to tell those who what’s to make trouble that we have the capacity to deal with anybody who wants to come out to make trouble on that very day ”
Positive fm gathered that similar attack was also repelled at Ekwulobia in Aguata local government area by another team of joint security operatives. on the same day.
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