Residents of Aguata Local Government Area in Anambra State were thrown into panic on Tuesday, July 9, 2025, following a bloody confrontation between armed hoodlums and security operatives, which left two innocent civilians dead, several vehicles riddled with bullets, and a security van burnt.
The early morning attack, described as a bloodbath, occurred simultaneously under the Ekwulobia flyover and around Oko, where gunmen opened fire indiscriminately on unsuspecting residents and motorists.
According to the Anambra State Police Command, a swift response from a joint security task force led to a fierce gun duel with the attackers. One of the gunmen was fatally demobilized, while security agents recovered an AK-47 rifle, a pump-action shotgun, and four vehicles used by the assailants.
Police Public Relations Officer SP Tochukwu Ikenga, who confirmed the incident in an official statement, said:
Anambra Police-led Security Force contained a shooting incident in the early hours of today, 9th July 2025, at Oko and Ekwulobia flyover, Aguata LGA. The team demobilised one of the armed criminals, recovered two rifles and four vehicles at the scene as operations continue.”
(Journalist101)