The Anambra State Police Command has urged operators of public private and medical facilities in the State to report patients presenting with bullet injuries to the nearest police.
The Command gave the urge against the backdrop of some armed hoodlums suspected to be kidnappers who engaged operatives of the Command in a gun duel, but escaped with bullet injuries.
A statement by the Command’s spokesman, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, said the move is critical to ongoing effort to apprehend the fleeing suspects and prevent further escalation of criminal activities in the State.
The statement said:
“On the evening of 24th March 2025, a Joint Security team comprising the Police, Military and Ihiala Vigilante while on patrol intercepted a black shuttle with reg nos: RSH 255MS that drove in a suspicious manner. In an attempt to stop the vehicle, the armed occupants opened fire on the Joint Security team.
“During the gun duel, the Joint Security team demobilised one of the armed assailants while four others abandoned the shuttle bus and escaped with various degrees of bullet wounds via a nearby bush.
“The Operatives on searching the vehicle found a blindfolded victim, suspected to have been kidnapped and who was tied on the hand and legs while his mouth was sealed.
“The victim was successfully rescued, given first aid and debriefed by the Police Operatives. Also, the vehicle was recovered and the Joint Security Team are still in an operation in the area for possible arrest of others on the run.”
The statement added that the Command remains committed to maintaining security dominance through sustained patrols and targeted security operations in the State.
