Police launch manhunt for killers of 10 Ebonyi Indigenes in Anambra

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The Anambra State Police Command has launched a manhunt for the suspects involved in the killing of 10 people in Ogboji, Orumba South Local Government Area, on June 30.

The state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, revealed this in a statement issued on Tuesday in Awka.

“The Police Command in Anambra has condemned the indiscriminate shooting incident that resulted in fatal injuries and fatalities to 10 persons on the evening of June 30 at Ogboji, Orumba-South LGA of the state.

“The police have further assured that the Command shall hunt down the perpetrators and bring them to justice,” he said.

Ikenga said that the armed criminals came in two Sport Utility Vehicles (SUVs) and attacked the gathering of a group unprovoked, shooting sporadically.

The police spokesman also said that the bodies of the victims have been deposited in the morgue.