The Anambra State Police Command and the Anambra Vigilante Group (AVG) have pledged to find the killers of the Nnewi vigilante commander, Mr Eloka Ubajekwe. New Telegraph had earlier reported that on Monday, Ubajekwe was slain by gunmen suspected of being separatists who were implementing the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB)’s outlawed sit-at-home protest.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶
He was murdered along with two others after a gun battle between the criminals and vigilante agents.
Prior to the gun duel, the operatives pursued the crooks from Nnewi to Nnobi after they seized an innocent citizen.
In a press release, the spokespersons, SP Tochukwu Ikenga and Mr Nweke Nweke, respectively, promised to stop at nothing to ensure that the killers are apprehended and brought to justice.
Ikenga said: “The Commissioner of Police, CP Nnaghe Obono Itam, has ordered an immediate manhunt operation for the armed men operating in a red Highlander SUV, who abducted a citizen in Nnewi at 1:30 pm yesterday, June 17, 2024, and trailed to Nnobi, where they engaged security operatives in a gun battle.
“During the gun duel, one of the security operatives was fatally hit by a bullet and due to the indiscriminate shootings by the hoodlums in an attempt to escape the scene, the bullets also fatally struck two innocent passersby in the area.
“The police response team at the scene recovered the bodies of the victims and took them to the hospital, but regrettably, three of the victims, including a 22-year-old lady, were confirmed dead by the doctors on duty, while two others are currently receiving treatment.”
Additionally, in a press release, the AVG said: “No man, no matter how highly placed, will waste innocent blood and go scot-free.
“The Anambra Vigilante Group (AVG) has vowed to work around the clock alongside other security forces in the state to apprehend all those involved in the killing of its commander in Nnewi, Eloka Ubajekwe, and make the perpetrators pay with their blood.
“The AVG has urged members of the public to help by volunteering information to the police and other forces that could assist in arresting the miscreants who hide under the umbrella of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB)’s sit-at-home order to cause havoc in Anambra State,” Nweke said.