…Cohorts without any provocation started shooting indiscriminately – PPRO
Anambra State Police Command is on the manhunt for one Mr Nnamdi Maduneke and his cohorts, for wielding Ak47 rifles in the early hours of Monday, February 6, 2023.
According to information received by ANN, the suspect and his cohorts without any provocation started shooting indiscriminately in Omar Community, Anyamelum LGA of Anambra state, killing six persons and inflicting serious injuries on two others.
The joint task force team comprising Police and military was deployed in the area. The presence of these security forces has reinforced the security of lives and properties and enhanced the provision of law and order in the area.
Preliminary information reveals that the cause of the incident is a protracted existing communal dispute between the two communities, Omor and Anaku in Anyamelum LGA.
Meanwhile, DSP Ikenga Tochukwu PPRO Anambra State Police Command, in a release stated that patrols/operations are still ongoing and that the situation was being monitored.
