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Anambra State Commissioner of Police, Mr Echeng
BY SUNNY A. DAVID
The Anambra State Police Command has rescued two abducted workers of the United States Consulate Lagos, in Ogbaru Local Government Area of the State.
The Spokesperson of the Command, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the development in a statement issued in Awka on Friday.
He said that the two were rescued early Friday unhurt by joint security forces.
Recalled that gunmen suspected to be IPOB terrorists ambushed the convoy of the consulate officials on Tuesday, killed seven including Police personnel, and abducted two.
The bodies of those killed were also set ablaze by the gunmen along Atani-Osamala Road in the State.
The Police Spokesperson said the security forces have sustained security operation in the area.
DSP Ikenga said further details would be communicated to the public on the operation.
It would be recalled that two embassy staff were killed in the attack, including four Policemen and a driver, making seven persons.
In the earlier report conducted by the Command, revealed that five male officials of the US consulate and four armed Mobile Police escort from Lagos were involved.
According to report of the incident, the State Police Commissioner, Thursday, said the embasdy staff were on a mission to assess the impact of erosion in Ogbaru Local Government Area.
CP Echeng stated that why they were travelling in a convoy of two vehicles and suddenly they came under attack by armed men who targeted them with gunfire and set their vehicles ablaze.
“Regrettably, seven persons (including three of the consulate officials and four Mobile Police escorts) were murdered during the attack while two other officials of the consulate were kidnapped.
According to him, information from the USAID authority disclosed that five (5) of their staff and four Policemen were involved in the attack.
