Anambra: Police arrest suspect in shootout during festival

Anambra

The Anambra State Police Command has arrested one suspect in Awka, the state capital, after an exchange of gunfire with security operatives, amidst the kicking off of the annual ‘Imoka cultural festival’ in the city.

In a press statement released on Tuesday, the spokesman for the state Police command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, said the police also recovered one locally made Berreta pistol, one live ammunition and other incriminating items from the suspect.

Ikenga added that during the gunfire, a police officer sustained a gunshot injury and was taken to the hospital where he is currently responding to treatment.

He said operatives from the Rapid Response Squad of the state police command carried out the operation aimed at dislodging criminal elements suspected to be using the cover of the festival to perpetrate crimes and disrupt public peace. Punch