Three pro-Biafran gunmen have been killed in Enugu in a gunfight with security forces.
POLITICS NIGERIA reports that the gunmen were planning to enforce an illegal sit-at-home order in the state.
The Enugu State Command of the Nigeria Police Force said in a statement that the gunmen were killed in the early hours of Monday in Ezioha Mgbowo, Awgu Local Government Area.
The statement disclosed that the gunmen opened fire on a joint security team comprising police operatives, NPF Special Forces, and troops of the 82 Division of the Nigerian Army.
Three of the gunmen were killed in the ensuing gunfight, while several others escaped with severe gunshot wounds, the statement said.
Three pump-action guns, ten machetes, and other exhibits were recovered from the scene of the gunfight, the statement added.
The state Commissioner of Police, CP Kanayo Uzuegbu, commended the joint security team and reassured the security and safety of citizens as they go about their lawful businesses in the State.
The commissioner also reiterated the avowed commitment of the police and other security forces to sustain the onslaught against unrepentant violent criminals operating under any guise.
The statement read in part, “At about 2.15 a.m on Monday, September 18, 2023, a joint security team, comprising Police Operatives of the Enugu State Command, NPF Special Forces, and Troops of the 82 Division of the Nigerian Army Enugu, acting on credible intelligence, busted the criminal hideout of IPOB/ESN subversive criminal elements in Ezioha Mgbowo in Awgu Local Government Area, while they were perfecting plans to enforce the illegal sit-at-home order in the State.
“Three (3) of the hoodlums, who opened fire on the joint team upon sighting them, were neutralised, while several others escaped with severe degrees of gunshot wounds in the ensuing gunfight.
“Three (3) pump-action guns, ten (10) machetes, and other incriminating exhibits were recovered; while an intense manhunt for those on the run is ongoing.”
“CP Kanayo, therefore, enjoins all and sundry to report individuals sighted with gunshot wounds to the nearest Police Station, while remaining law-abiding and continuing to provide the Police with actionable security information and intelligence.”
