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Speaker 1: An Amra State Command of the Nigeria Police Force has

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repelled the simultaneous sporadic heavy gun shooting in Oko and

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Equlobia when two separate groups of unknown gunmen engaged men

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of the Oko Divisional Police Headquarters in the Arumba North

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Local government area in an early morning gun battle, and

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another group took over the Equilobia flyover bridge in the

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Aguata local government area of the state on Wednesday, resulting

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in the death of two members of the public and

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set ablades the patrol vehicle of Agony Chamber, the state

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Special Vigilante Group, which police said one of the attackers

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was killed during the deadly gun battle, and on Thursday,

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the police issued new updates stating that an additional Hack

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forty seven riffle has been recovered from one of the

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fleeing assailants. While the Afro Armed Group, the Biafra Defense Forces,

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in a tweet on Thursday, specifically denied any involvement in

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the mass shooting at Equlobia, stating those impersonating them will

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one day run out of luck. According to the Beafra

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Defense Forces, the said incident that occurred yesterday at Ekulobia

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is not in any way connected to Biafra Defense Forces

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b r F, b n F LAH and BATH. Those

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impersonating b d F will one day run out of luck.

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B Afrans beware. Anambra’s State Police, in a new updates

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on Thursday, said that the police led Joint Security Force

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at Aguata recovered an additional Act forty seven rifle with

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a fully loaded magazine in the late hours of the

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ninth of July twenty twenty five. The weapon is believed

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to have been abandoned by feeing armed criminals following a

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sustain pursued by security operatives. This development follows a violent

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incident in which assailants opened fire indiscriminately under the Equilobia

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flyover and launched an attack on the Oco Divisional Police

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headquarters earlier the same day. The Enameras State Police Command

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acknowledges and appreciates the continued co operation and support of

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residents within the affected communities. Members of the public are

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urged to remain vigilant and promptly report any suspicious activities

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to the nearest security agency. The area remains calm and

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under control, with surveillance and intelligence operations ongoing to apprehend

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the remaining suspects. Connected to the attacks. S p tochikuakenga

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police public relations officer and Namra State Police Command stated

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in a press release on Thursday. Equilobia in an Ameras State,

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came under heavy mass shooting on Wednesday, when some of

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the unknown gunmen could be seen in the series of

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videos posted online by eyewitnesses, took over the flyover bridge

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in the community and was seen shooting sporadically, which scared

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both motorists, nearby residents and other road uses. It was

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gathered that the shooting lasted more than thirty minutes. In

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some of the videos, a lifeless body was seen lying

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inside a commercial tricycle popularly known as keke, while another

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cliff shows a man lying dead inside a shop with

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a pool of blood on the floor. A Nambra State

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Police Command, in a statement earlier issued on Wednesday, said

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that the Anambra Police led security force contained a shooting

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incident in the early hours of today, the ninth of

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July twenty twenty five at Oco and Equilobia flyover, Aguata

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local Government area. The team also demobilized one of the

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armed criminals, recovered one Act forty seven rifle, one automatic

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pump action gun and four vehicles at the scene as

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the operatives sustained the onslaught operations in the area. The

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vehicles recovered include one red Toyota Camri vehicle with registration

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number NU fifty eight SC Custom Color g l K

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Mercedes Benz without a registration number, Golden Color Lexis three

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hundred and thirty with registration number NU eight hundred and

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fifteen APP and one ash Toyota Highlander with registration number

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GDD five hundred and seventeen RW. The armed criminals unprovokedly

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shot indiscriminately under the Equilobia flyover. Consequently, in a swift response,

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the joint security team engaged the hoodlums in a fierce

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gun duel. Regrettably, the incident recorded the death of two

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unsuspecting members of the public and the burning of a

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brown Toyota Siena vehicle allegedly belonging to the Enambra State

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Vigilante Group. Meanwhile, the bodies of the deceased have been

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recovered and deposited in the morgue. In another development, the

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Oco Divisional Police headquarters witnessed an attack, but the gallant

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offices on duty repelled the assault by the armed criminals.

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No casualties were recorded as the aggressive pursuit by the

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joint security team of the assailants continues in the area.

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Given the above, adequate security measures have been put in

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place at the instance of the Commissioner of Police cp

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Hkiye Urratugu f W C M N I P s

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p h D. Residents are hereby urged to rem maincom

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as efforts to ensure their safety continues unabated. S p

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Tochokua Kenga had stated in a press release on Wednesday.

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The Local government Chairman of Aguata Local Government also in

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a statement on Wednesday, said that in the early hours

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of today, Wednesday, July ninth, twenty twenty five, the Anambra

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sat Police led Joint Team Forward Operating Base domiciled in

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Aguata Local Government Area and the Agony Chamber Squad Aguata

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Unit contained an attack launched by Hooglims in Equalobia, Aguata

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Local Government area. The Hoodlams who shot sporadically in the

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air around the Equalobia flyover were fiercely challenged by our

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men and who in turn demobilized one of the armed

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criminals recovered the guns and four vehicles. Unfortunately, two members

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of the public recorded fatal gunshot injuries while one of

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the vehicles of the Agony Chamber squad was burnt from

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the impact of gun shots. The ability of our security

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men to contain the attackers is a testament to the

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relentless efforts of the Governor Charles Chukuma Sludo administration to

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equit the security system of the state, providing them with

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the capacity to secure an Ambra State. On behalf of

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the good and law abiding people of Aguata Local Government ARCA,

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I express my gratitude to mister Governor, Professor Charles chukumas

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Saludo c FR for his commitment towards a secured Aguata

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Local Government Area and indeed an Ambra State. Great thanks

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to our gallant men for the bravery and uncommon patriotism.

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I urge our people to go about the normal businesses

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within our communities in Aguata Local Government Area as our

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security personnel are ever ready at all times. Together, we

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will build the livable society we envision. Remember, security is

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our collective responsibility. See something, say something, Chibuser phoboik the

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Mayor of Aguata Local Government Area are stated pos as

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welcome level bregaining you penns in a mortgage aware