By Guardian Nigeria 15 December 2021 | 6:07 pm The Police Command in Anambra says it has arrested no fewer than 24 suspected members of a cult group which allegedly is involved in a shooting incident in which two persons were killed on Monday. The Police Command in Anambra says it has arrested no fewer than 24 suspected members of a cult group which allegedly is involved in a shooting incident in which two persons were killed on Monday. DSP Toochukwu Ikenga, Police Public Relations Officer in Anambra, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Awka on Tuesday. NAN reports that two Police officers accompanying a leader in one of the tricycle union units were killed instantly while the Union Leader was kidnapped by the gunmen who operated in a Sienna bus. Report has it that a woman was also hit by stray bullet during the shooting incident which took place at Unizik Junction on the Awka axis of Enugu-Onitsha Expressway. Ikenga said the arrested suspects have already made statements useful to investigations. The PPRO said the Police Commissioner in Anambra, Echeng Echeng, had ordered full response to the situation and assured that no stone would be left unturned until the culprits and their sponsors are exposed. Ikenga urged residents of Anambra to be calm and vigilant and provide timely information that would help the operations of the force. Latest 16 mins ago Gombe State House of Assembly has passed the 2022 Appropriation Bill of N154.9 billion into law with an increase of N353 million over the N154.6 billion Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya proposed. 20 mins ago The Hospital Equipment and Medical Devices Dealers Association of Nigeria (HEMDDAN) has decried rising cost of medical devices and pharmaceutical products in the market. 20 mins ago Truncated in 1966 by the military, the system of government as enshrined in the ensuing Constitutions, 1979 – 1999, has been one, over centralised with enormous powers and resources vested in a central government… 24 mins ago A Musical theatre, ‘A True Christmas Story’ curated by foremost production company, Live Theatre Lagos and powered by Infinix Mobile, will open today and run till Saturday at Radisson Blu Anchorage Hotel, Ozumba Mbadiwe Avenue, Lagos. 24 mins ago The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) has empowered 100 women and youths in Lagos State with N100 million grants to boost Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs).
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