How Police, JTF Recovered 3 Explosives, Abandoned Vehicles In Anambra

The Anambra State Police Command, in collaboration with the Joint Task Force (JTF), has recovered three unexploded improvised explosives, two abandoned vehicles, and other dangerous materials during a raid on a camp in Ihiala.

The State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the incident in a statement on Saturday in Onitsha.

He said that the joint security forces in a planned and coordinated operation busted a criminal camp amid the security intelligence gathered over time.

The camps which are located in Lilu, Mbosi and Isseke areas of Ihiala Local Government Area of the state, recovered three unexploded improvised explosives.

Ikenga noted that the Commissioner of Police in the state, Nnaghe Itam, had charged the operatives to sustain the tempo of the operations.

He stressed that the commissioner further assured the good people of the state, the commitment of the police and other security agencies to continue to dominate and deny the criminal elements of committing havoc in the state.

“Two abandoned vehicles, some explosives materials like copper wires, fuel and other dangerous materials were recovered,” he said.