Four persons suspected to be members of a deadly gang of kidnappers who specialize in terrorizing motorists along Nkpor-Umuoji-Ideani road in Anambra State have been killed by security operatives in the State.
According to The PUNCH, the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr Christian Aburime, disclosed the killing of the suspects.
He said the governor gave a mandate to security operatives, including the police and local vigilante to dislodge the suspects.
The armed robbery and kidnap gang was said to have been confronted on Sunday, after several complaints were made to the state governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo about the condition of the area.
Aburime said: “Following the mandate and declaration by Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, CFR, to rid Anambra State of all criminal elements, the Anambra State Security Forces on Sunday the 7th of May, 2023 effectively neutralized a deadly gang of kidnappers terrorizing innocent citizens along the Nkpor-Umuoji-Ideani road.
“The gang of Kidnappers who had hitherto terrorized innocent citizens along that axis paid dearly with their lives when Security Forces acting on intelligence report swooped on the areas and engaged them in an intense gun battle.
Meanwhile, the road has recently been declared unsafe with many residents of the state issued travel advisory against plying the road from 6pm.
