The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Ebonyi State Command, has dismantled a hideout allegedly utilized by a felony syndicate terrorising communities alongside the Ebonyi-Benue border.
The raid, which dismantled a key operational base for hoodlums and cultists round Izzi Local Government Area, adopted weeks of intelligence gathering and surveillance by safety operatives.
Briefing journalists on the operation at the Command Headquarters in Abakaliki on Thursday, the Ebonyi State Commandant, Francis Nnadi, disclosed that the operation was carried out by a joint group comprising operatives of the Command’s Intelligence and Investigation Department and the Commandant’s Special Squad.
Although the suspects reportedly fled into surrounding bush paths as operatives closed in, an intensive search of the hideout led to the restoration of a number of weapons and harmful objects.
The recovered objects embody one AK-47 assault rifle, one double-loaded journal, 4 rounds of dwell ammunition, one domestically made pistol, one pump-action shotgun, 5 tactical fight knives and diverse felony charms.
Warning felony networks searching for to use border communities, Nnadi declared Ebonyi State a no-go zone for felony actions, significantly as political actions forward of the overall elections collect momentum.
“I need to warn felony components forward of the overall elections to flee Ebonyi State,” Nnadi declared.
“The Command, at the side of sister safety businesses, is absolutely ready to rid the state of all types of crime and criminality. Residents of our border communities and the whole state can relaxation assured of sturdy, continuous safety protection earlier than, throughout and after the elections.”
The commandant urged members of the general public to stay vigilant and supply credible data to safety businesses to help regulation enforcement efforts.
A large manhunt is at present underway throughout adjoining forests and neighbouring communities to trace down the fleeing suspects and convey them to justice.
