Anambra police confirm cult killings in Awka, insist only two persons died

Anambra State Police Command has reacted to the shooting successful Awka, the authorities capital, on Sunday evening, insisting that lone 2 persons fell to the bullets of suspected cultists.

The command, successful a property merchandise by the authorities constabulary command’s spokesperson, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, condemned the gunshot attacks successful the strongest terms.

The bid said it had intensified the manhunt for the perpetrators and called for the enactment and practice of members of the nationalist to assistance successful identifying the culprits.

The connection read: “Information gathered truthful acold reveals that 3 unidentified persons, travelling successful a silver-coloured Toyota Corolla, with the registration fig yet to beryllium ascertained, reportedly changeable 2 persons astatine abstracted locations wrong Awka.

“Upon receipt of the distress information, bid operatives instantly mobilised patrol teams to the affected areas and commenced efforts to way down the assailants.”

The bid said it took the victims to hospital, wherever aesculapian unit confirmed them dead.

It said portion the archetypal unfortunate remained unidentified,while the 2nd was identified arsenic Aiza Nwosu, a fashionable property successful Awka.

“The operatives besides recovered from the scenes the sum of N7,550, 1 Moniepoint ATM paper and a brace of slippers.

“The Commissioner of Police, Anambra ...