Police Recovers Arms, Live Tortoise, Biafran Flags, ID Cards, Assorted Charms From IPOB/ESN Gangs In Imo
Dan Opara
In consonance with the mandate given to the officers and men of the Command by the Inspector General of Police, IGP Alkali Baba Usman, psc+, NPM, fdc, to fish out all the terror groups, especially members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, and the Militia Wing of the Eastern Security Network, ESN, with the aim of restoring normalcy to the state and in tandem with the determination and directives of the commissioner of Police, Imo Command, CP Rabiu Hussaini, psc to execute this mandate holistically .
The Command’s tactical teams on 07/02/2022 at about 0400 hours , after credible intelligence gathering and surveillance of some identified camps of the terror groups in the state stormed in a commando style, two identified terror Camps located in Okwudo in Njaba LGA of Imo State and Umuorji Mgbidi in Oru West LGA of Imo State respectively, engaging the hoodlums in a fierce gun battle and in the process, successfully dislodged them due to their number and superior fire-power .
The hoodlums who suffered heavy casualty in the process lost three of their members while, nine others were arrested with various degrees of bullet wounds, they are Ekene Abiaziem age 31 years m of Mgbidi, Emmanuel Nwabueze m age 58 years of Mgbidi, Ifeanyi Eze m age 38 years of Mgbidi, Izunna Chukwukezie m age 39 years of Okwudo, Ejike Onuabuike m age 44 years of Okwudo, Chukwuebuka Elvis Nkonta m age 27 years of Okwudo, Jerohm Amaiah m 33 years of Okwudo, Chukwuebuka Nwachukwu m age 23 years of Okwudo and Chimobi Ogbonna m age 27 years of Awomama to the station.
On combing the bush and searching the Camps, the following items were recovered,
1, Three Automatic Pump Action guns
2, Four Locally made Pistols
3, Twenty-One (21) Rounds of Live Cartridges
4, Four Locally Made Improvised Explosives Devices ( I.E.DS )
5, Five Sharpened Cutlasses
6, Five Rounds of 7.62 mm Live AK47 Rifle Ammunition
7, Four Rounds of 5.56 mm Live Assault Rifle Ammunition
8, One Big Rubber Drum containing Substances Supected to be Indian hemp
9, Some Quantities of Ice Hard Drugs suspected to be Mkpurumiri
10, One Live Tortoise
11, Assorted Black Charms
12, Four Biafran Flags
13, Several BIAFRAN/MASSOB Identity cards
14, Three Battle Axes 3
15, Four Biafran Berets
16, Assorted Phones
While investigation is ongoing, the three Corpses were later deposited at Federal Medical Center Mortuary Owerri, lmo State.
In the course of Investigation, it was revealed that, these terror suspects are the ones that have been terrorising the good people of the state. And most of the reported cases of kidnapping and armed robbery were perpetrated by them. They have made useful statement and have volunteered to assisting the police in the arrested of his members of their gang presently, on the run .
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, Imo Command, CP Rabiu Hussaini psc, while commending the officers and men for their gallantry and prompt action, urged them to intensify efforts in ensuring that the other suspects are arrested. He then, advised Communities and Vigilante Groups to work in collaboration with the police and give credible information that will assist in the arrest of the fleeing suspects.
The press statement was signed by the PPRO, CSP Michael Abattam, for Police Commissioner in Imo State.
