A step further has been taken by hoodlums in Anambra State, who are terrorizing numerous communities by sewing police and army uniforms inside bushes.

The uniforms are used in their operations.

When security personnel entered the forest at Ifite Ogbunike in the Oyi local government area of the state, they encountered a location where the criminals had established a base of operations from which they carried out attacks on various communities.

A multipurpose sewing machine, ready-made police and military uniforms, food items, cooking utensils, and charms that they believe protect them were among the items found at the site.

Following their removal from the Lilu and Orsumoghu jungles in the Ihiala local government area by security personnel, the thugs reportedly made their way to Ogbunike.

Tochukwu Ikenga, PPRO for the Anambra State Police, described the Ogbunike discovery as a significant victory in the state’s fight against crime.

Ikenga stated: “We have located some of their criminal hideouts/camps as a result of credible information provided to the Police command by the residents of Anambra.

“The Police operatives attached to Rapid Response Squad, Akwuzu in the earlier hours of today, while in an attempt to rescue two kidnapped victims, stormed a camp at ifite, Ogbunike, Oyi LGA,

“The Police neutralized two of the armed men, recovered a black Lexus SUV with a lot of security uniforms, which comprises those of the police and military.”

Ikenga also claimed that when joint security forces stormed Akwaihedi, Nnewi South local government area, a border town between the states of Imo and Anambra, they ambushed a deadly gang of five riding motorbikes believed to be Indigenous People of Brafia (IPOB) and Eastern Security Network (ESN) members who were traveling to Anambra for a planned attack or operation.

According to him, the agents engaged the assailants in a fire fight, eliminated five of the gang members, and collected two rocket launchers, four Ak47 rifles, one automatic pump action, four magazines eight live bullets, police berets, charms and other incriminating things.

“For us, this is a big positive operation to avert a major planned attack in the state. I urge everyone to cue in and continue to support the security agencies and the state government to bring security stability to the state,” Ikenga added.