ANAMBRA POLICE GUN DOWN SIX KIDNAP SUSPECTS

Six kidnap suspects have been gunned down at Azia, Ihiala local
Government Area of Anambra state as they tried to escape with their
victim.
Addressing newsmen at the headquarters of the Special Anti-Robbery
Squad (SARS) Awkuzu, the state Police Public Relations officer, Mr.
Emeka Chukwuemeka, narrated the story of the kidnap suspects who
kidnapped one Mr. Sunday Okoye from Awka and were headed for the
neighboring Delta state when luck ran out of them as they encountered
the men of the Anambra state police command.
The suspects, a six man gang, opened fire on the police and in the gun
duel that lasted for about five hours, four of them lost their lives.
The kidnap victim however sustained minor bullet injuries and is
presently receiving treatment in a hospital.
Two of the remaining kidnaps suspects arrested alive also later gave
up the ghost due to severe gunshot wounds.
Mr. Chukwuemeka also revealed that the notorious gang was responsible
for the death of one Deputy Superintendent of Police and sector
commander of Central Police Station, Onitsha, Mr. Emma Ochiobi, who
was gunned down in a mechanic workshop this year.
Three other unlucky victims kidnapped by this same gang since December
last year have not been seen till present.
The Anambra state police spokesman also revealed that dangerous
weapons recovered from the kidnap suspects includes three AK47 rifles,
36 magazines and 446 rounds of AK ammunition.