Police Kill Three Gunmen, Recover Guns, Ammunition In Gun Duel

Three gunmen have been killed by operatives of the Enugu State Police Command during a gun duel in the Imufu community within Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area of Enugu State.

Three other gunmen escaped with severe bullet wounds in the encounter.

Spokesman of the Enugu State Police Command, DSP Daniel Ndukwe disclosed this in a statement posted on the command’s X handle (formerly Twitter) on Friday.

According to Ndukwe, the feat was achieved by a combined team of police special forces and police operatives serving in Igbo-Eze North Police Division of Enugu State Command, in the morning hours of Aug. 10.

The police image maker said that items recovered from the hoodlums included, four pump action guns, one locally fabricated revolver gun and pistol, each with 67 live cartridges, military camouflage uniforms, suspected fabrics of IPOB insignia, objects suspected to be amulets, and others.

The statement said, “The combined team in the morning hours of Aug. 10 raided a suspected IPOB/ESN camp, at Imufu in Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area, and the team engaged in a gun duel with the criminals.

“However, three of the hoodlums were neutralised in the ensuing gunfight, while many others escaped with varying degrees of gunshot wounds.

“Preliminary investigation reveals that the criminals were responsible for the shooting and killing of two Neighbourhood Watch Group security personnel on July 21 at about 1 a.m., at Umuagama in Enugu-Ezike community.

“The hoodlums also made several attempts to enforce the illegal sit-at-home order in some parts of the council area recently.”

In other news, Kanyi Daily reported that the Nigerian Army has denied having a partnership with former Niger Delta militant, Asari Dokubo or his security outfit.

The army’s refutal followed the claim made by Dokubo that he had a military company engaged by the government to work alongside the military in some states of the federation.