ANAMBRA POLICE ACTION ON THE CULT CLASH THAT RESULTED IN THE FATAL INJURY OF FOUR PERSONS AT AFOR NAWFIA MARKET. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE

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 ANAMBRA POLICE ACTION ON THE CULT CLASH THAT RESULTED IN THE FATAL INJURY OF FOUR PERSONS AT AFOR NAWFIA MARKET The Anambra State Police Command wishes to provide a comprehensive update on the cult-related attack that occurred on the evening of 7th December 2025 at Afor Nawfia Market, along the Onitsha–Awka Old Road. It will be recalled that operatives of the Command attached to the Special Anti-Cult Squad, Enugwu-Ukwu, had, four days earlier, acting on credible intelligence about a planned rival cult confrontation, arrested two dangerous suspects and recovered a firearm from them. The arrested suspects have been assisting the Police with valuable information aimed at preventing further cult-related violence within Awka and its environs. Despite these proactive efforts by the Command operatives, some members of the same gang, on the evening of 7th December 2025, operating in a black Lexus Jeep with registration number yet unknown, stormed Afor Nawfia Market and opened fire indiscr...

POLICE-LED JOINT SECURITY TEAM IN AGUATA ENGAGES ARMED HOODLUMS IN GUN DUEL: RESCUES A KIDNAP VICTIM, NEUTRALIZES ONE SUSPECT, AND RECOVERS ARMS AND OTHER INCRIMINATING ITEMS. (PHOTOS). #PRESS RELEASE


 POLICE-LED JOINT SECURITY TEAM IN AGUATA ENGAGES ARMED HOODLUMS IN GUN DUEL: RESCUES A KIDNAP VICTIM, NEUTRALIZES ONE SUSPECT, AND RECOVERS ARMS AND OTHER INCRIMINATING  ITEMS


In the late hours of 12th July 2025, operatives of the Police-led Joint Security Force from the Forward Operating Base (FOB) Aguata, while on a night visibility patrol around Amaokpala, encountered a group of armed hoodlums and engaged them in a gun duel.


During the operation, the operatives successfully rescued a 26 year old female kidnap victim, neutralized one of the armed criminals, and recovered the following items: One pump-action gun, 11 (eleven) live cartridges, One ash-coloured Toyota Camry Sedan with Reg. No: Lagos-EPE-208-FK, One Police belt, One carton of Chelsea sachet alcoholic drink, One Zenith Bank ATM card, One axe, One small Tecno mobile phone, One packet of cigarettes, Assorted charms and a Cash sum of ₦2,700 (Two thousand, seven hundred Naira).


The hoodlums allegedly opened fire upon sighting the patrol team. The operatives tactically returned fire, leading to a gun duel that lasted approximately forty (40) minutes. One suspect was fatally wounded and later confirmed dead at a nearby hospital, where the body was deposited in the morgue for preservation. Meanwhile, the rescued victim has since been debriefed and provided with necessary medical attention, ahead of a safe reunion with her family.


The Commissioner of Police, Anambra State, *CP Ikioye Orutugu fwc MNIPS PhD* commended the gallant efforts of the operatives and reaffirmed the Command’s unwavering commitment to making Anambra State inimical to all forms of criminal activity.


*SP Tochukwu Ikenga*

�Police Public Relations Officer�Anambra State Police Command, Awka�

13th July 2025.

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