The Anambra Police Command has responded to a gunshot incident in the Ukwulu area of the state involving two siblings.
A statement signed by the command’s spokesperson, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, on Sunday, revealed that a feud between two brothers deteriorated into a violent situation.
“Preliminary investigations revealed that both the victim and the armed suspect who sought the assistance of another, are brothers and have been having a serious misunderstanding,” the police revealed.
Police operatives attached to the Special Anti-Cultism Squad Enugu-Ukwu responded to the incident on Saturday.
Ikenga said the operatives arrived during a “shooting incident in Ukwulu and prevented the situation from escalating further”.
The operatives, according to the police, rescued “a victim with a gunshot injury, recovered one AK47 rifle, one pistol, and six rounds of live ammunition.”
The statement said the two suspects were also arrested at the scene and undergoing police interrogations while the victim was taken to the hospital and is responding to medical treatment.
“The case has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department for a comprehensive investigation. Further details shall be communicated in due course,” the police said.
