The Anambra State Police Command has clarified the shooting incident between two groups of operatives of the Command, that occurred Wednesday evening, at Izuchukwu junction, Nnobi/Nnewi Road......Read The Full Article>>.....Read The Full Article>>
The Command’s spokesman, Tochukwu Ikenga, in a statement Thursday morning, emphasised that the shooting attack was actually from operatives of the Command, and was not any attempt to disrupt the burial ceremony of late Senator Ifeanyi Ubah.
According to him, some security operatives who were on trail of a suspect to the check point, encountered the police operatives, mistook them for unfriendly forces and opened fire on them.
“The Command is aware of the shooting incident that took place at Izuchukwu junction, Nnobi/Nnewi road by 7 pm on Wednesday 20/11/2024 (where) security operatives mistook the police operatives as unfriendly Forces and opened fire at them.
“However, (the Command) wishes to empasize that the attack on the operatives was not from non state actors or any attempt to disrupt the burial of late Senator Ifeanyi Ubah.
“Preliminary information shows that security operatives on investigation trailed a suspect to a security checkpoint before the gun duel ensued.
“Unfortunately, bullets hit the fuel tank of the Toyota Venza Sedan carrying the men, and it was razed down.
“Two innocent passers-by were injured and taken to hospital. The Command sues for calm to allow for investigations into the incident,” Imenga said.
Ikenga added that joint security forces have been deployed to ensure Nnewi is calm throughout the burial ceremonies of the late Senator.
