The police operatives attached to the Borno State Command on the 28th of November, 2024 repelled a group of armed and dreaded terrorists.
Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi in a statement issued Sunday said the group of unknown armed individuals attacked the Jakana Divisional Police Headquarters, Borno State, at about 01:00 am.
He said: “Fortunately, the group was met with strong resistance from gallant operatives of the Nigeria Police Force, who successfully repelled the attack and left many of the attackers with varying degrees of bullet wounds, while one police officer was injured and is currently responding to treatment.
“Similarly, on November 25th 2024, operatives attached to the Sokoto State Police Command, along with operatives from other sister security agencies, conducted raids on several black spots and bandits camps across various areas in the State.
Adejobi added that the operatives cleared out the camps and recovered some AK47 rifles and several magazines, each loaded with 30 rounds of live ammunition.
He explained that occupants of the camp took to their heels upon noticing the presence of the operatives while efforts were on top gear to apprehend them all.
Meanwhile, in a bid to suppress the activities of kidnappers, police operatives attached to the Delta State Command on November 28th 2024, acting on a report of attempted kidnapping at Asaba, immediately swung into action, giving a hot chase to the suspected kidnappers.
Adejobi noted that the operatives intercepted and engaged the suspects in a gun duel, overpowering the suspected kidnappers and forcing them to flee into a nearby bush with sustained bullet injuries.
He said subsequent search of the suspected kidnappers’ operational vehicle led to the recovery of three Ak-47 rifles, two pump action rifles, one Ak-47 magazine, eight rounds of AR Live ammunition, and 21 rounds of live cartridges.