A person was injured and a van was razed when gunmen attacked members of the Anambra State Vigilantees of Umuchu extraction along Amesi/Uga Road.
Police authorities said the vigilantes were attacked on Sunday, leading to the injury.
“The Joint Security Forces quickly rushed the victim to the hospital where he is currently responding to treatment and activated intelligent-information-led patrols in the area aimed to deny the criminals the space they enjoy to cause havoc and possibly arrest,” the Anambra Police Command said via a Monday statement by their spokesman Tochukwu Ikenga.
“Unfortunately, during the gun duel bullets hit the fuel tank of the Toyota Frontier Van belonging to the AVG. As a result, the van was razed down.”
Meanwhile, police operatives of the Okpoko Divisional Headquarters of the Anambra State Police Command have prevented hoodlums from taking advantage of a fire outbreak at Chukwunonso Street along Obodoukwu Road, Okpoko.
Ikenga said police operatives “cordoned off the scene of the incident to prevent hoodlums from taking undue advantage of the situation to loot properties and goods of individuals.
“Meanwhile, the swift response of the Fire Service Operatives brought the situation under control. The Command has however begun an investigation into the cause of the fire incident to avert future occurrences,” he said.