The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Ebonyi State Command, has dismantled a hideout allegedly utilized by a prison 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 staff 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 embrace one AK-47 assault rifle, one double-loaded journal, 4 rounds of dwell ammunition, one regionally made pistol, one pump-action shotgun, 5 tactical fight knives and various prison charms.
Warning prison networks searching for to use border communities, Nnadi declared Ebonyi State a no-go zone for prison actions, notably as political actions forward of the final elections collect momentum.
“I wish to warn prison parts forward of the final elections to flee Ebonyi State,” Nnadi declared.
“The Command, along with sister safety businesses, is totally 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 strong, continuous safety protection earlier than, throughout and after the elections.”
The commandant urged members of the general public to stay vigilant and supply credible info to safety businesses to help legislation enforcement efforts.
A large manhunt is at the moment underway throughout adjoining forests and neighbouring communities to trace down the fleeing suspects and convey them to justice.
