“The hoodlums engaged the security operatives in the council in a gun battle. Some of the hoodlums sustained gunshot injuries.”
“We are working hard to find the causes of the matter, and we’re working with security agencies, including the police and DSS, to investigate the matter.”
The 20-year-old mother sold the baby for N500,000 to one Elechi Ann Elechi, the owner of a local Maternity Home.
Mr Anyanwu further confirmed that the encounter left the police patrol vehicle burnt by the miscreants.
The mother, Ola China, 20, was impregnated out of wedlock by Jonah Ogbuagu, a bricklayer in August 2021.
A statement by the spokesperson of the Ebonyi Command, Chris Anyanwu, said the device had assisted the operations of the police in many ways.
The police in Ebonyi intercepted a two-man armed robbery gang around the state’s boundary on Tuesday.
The hoodlums who attacked on Monday, also destroyed two houses and burnt one shop burnt, along with two motorcycles and one tricycle.
The command said the three-man gang specialised in robbing people of their vehicles and other valuables at gunpoint.
The police said the raid was sequel to an attack on a police patrol team on Monday, during which the separatists murdered a policeman.
