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An amber state command of the Nigeria
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Police Force has repelled the
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simultaneous sporadic heavy gun shooting
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in Oko and Equilobia when two separate
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groups of unknown gunman engaged men of
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the Oko Divisional Police Headquarters
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in the Arumba North local government
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area in an early morning gun battle and
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another group took over the Equuallobia
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flyover bridge in the Auata local
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government area of the state on
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Wednesday, resulting in the death of two
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members of the public and set ablaze the
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patrol. patrol vehicle of Agony Chamber,
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the state special vigilante group, which
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police said one of the attackers was
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killed during the deadly gun battle. And
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on Thursday, the police issued new
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updates, stating that an additional hack
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47 riffle has been recovered from one of
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the fleeing asalants, while Bafra armed
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group, the Bafra Defense Forces, in a
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tweet on Thursday specifically denied
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any involvement in the mass shooting at
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Equilobia, stating, "Those impersonating
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them will one day run out of luck."
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According to the Bafra Defense Forces,
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the said incident that occurred
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yesterday at Echolubia is not in any way
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connected to Bafra Defense Forces, BRF,
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BNF, blah, and BAFA. Those impersonating
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BDF will one day run out of luck.
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Bafran's beware. An amber state police
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in a new updates on Thursday said that
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the police led joint security force at
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Auata recovered an additional AK-47
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rifle with a fully loaded magazine in
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the late hours of the 9th of July 2025.
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The weapon is believed to have been
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abandoned by fleeing armed criminals
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following a sustained pursuit by
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security operatives. This development
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follows a violent incident in which
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asalants opened fire indiscriminately
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under the Equilobia flyover and launched
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an attack on the Oko Divisional Police
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Headquarters earlier the same day. The
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Anamra State Police Command acknowledges
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and appreciates the continued
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cooperation and support of residents
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within the affected communities. Members
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of the public are urged to remain
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vigilant and promptly report any
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suspicious activities to the nearest
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security agency. The area remains calm
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and under control with surveillance and
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intelligence operations ongoing to
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apprehend the remaining suspects
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connected to the attacks. SP Toakuena
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police public relations officer Anra
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state police command stated in a press
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release on Thursday. Equilobia in an
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amber state came under heavy mass
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shooting on Wednesday when some of the
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unknown gunmen could be seen in the
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series of videos posted online by
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eyewitnesses took over the flyover
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bridge in the community and was seen
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shooting sporadically which scared both
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motorists, nearby residents and other
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road users. It was gathered that the
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shooting lasted more than 30 minutes. In
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some of the videos, a lifeless body was
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seen lying inside a commercial tricycle
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popularly known as Kek.
