Unused IEDs Recovered As Military, Police Raid Criminal Gangs In Anambra

A joint security force comprising Nigeria police and military officers has recovered three unexploded Improvised Explosive Device (IED), vehicles, and other dangerous materials from the hideout of a criminal gang at Ihiala in Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State.

The Anambra State Police Command’s spokesman, Tochukwu Ikenga, in a statement on Saturday, said the recovery resulted from security intelligence gathered over time.

The operation covered criminal camps in Lilu, Mbosi and Isseke areas of Ihiala.

Ikenga said the state’s Commissioner of Police, Nnaghe Obono Itam, commended the operatives and urged them to sustain the tempo.

“Following the security intelligence gathered over time, the Joint Security Forces in a planned and coordinated operation busted a criminal camp in Lilu, Mbosi and Isseke areas of Ihaila, recover three unexploded improvised explosives, two abandoned vehicles, some explosives materials like copper wires, fuel and other dangerous materials.

“The Commissioner of Police CP Nnaghe Obono Itam while charging the Operatives to sustain the tempo of the operations assures the good people of the state, the commitment of the Police and other Security agencies to continue to dominate and deny the criminal elements the space they enjoy to commit havoc in the State.

“The Joint Operations is still ongoing and further development shall be communicated,” the police spokesman said.