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Sit-At-Home In Anambra: Man Arrested For Attacking Police Patrol Team With Cutlass
The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a suspected gunman for attacking a Police patrol group in Eke-Awka Market, Awka, Anambra State, on Monday.
A supply who begged to not be talked about within the print instructed Tribune On-line that the suspect, on sighting the police patrol car, introduced out his cutlass and different harmful weapons and began chasing the cops with a loud shout, “return dwelling, right this moment is sit-at-home in Biafra Land, go dwelling and observe the day.”
Tribune On-line additional gathered that the each Monday sit-at-home order by the Indigenous Folks of Biafra (IPOB) to pressurise the Nigerian Authorities to launch their chief, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, from DSS detention, has grow to be a part of the South-East financial association for residents within the zone.
Talking additional, the supply stated the suspect appeared to be mentally challenged.
He stated the person was seen standing with a gaggle of individuals suspected to be gunmen together with the favored market.
Confirming the incident, the State Police Public Relations, DSP Ikenga Tochukwu, stated the assault occurred simply three days after the brand new Commissioner of Police CP Echeng Oworo Echeng, took over because the thirty second Commissioner of Police within the state.
He stated the Command arrested one suspect at Eke aawka, who attacked a police convoy on patrol.
The patrol is a part of the technique the Command is utilizing to reclaim the general public house and enhance confidence amongst Ndi Anambra and residents alike.
The PPRO assured residents that the assault wouldn’t cease the gallant officers from monitoring the state of affairs to revive residents confidence within the state.
Our Correspondent additionally gathered that they have been shootings in some areas like Amowbia, Abagana, Umoukpou, all in Awka South-South Native Authorities Space of the State.
It was additionally gathered that each one banks, markets, buying malls, petrol stations, inter-state transport stations or parks have been all underneath lock and key in Awka, Onitsha and Nnewi respectively.
A Driver working with Japanese Mass Transit, in Awka, who gave his identify as Uncle Iyke, stated the location at-home saga would “proceed till Nnamdi Kanu is launched. And I strongly consider, as soon as he releases the garbage will cease”.
Iyke, appealed to governors within the South-East area and different involved teams and people to do one thing quick to save lots of the area from financial collapse.
