Imo: Police dislodge IPOB/ESN hideouts, recover arms

Operatives of the Imo State Police Command, in synergy with other security agencies, have dislodged the hideouts of notorious IPOB/ESN commanders in the state.

The dislodgement of the IPOB/ESN hideouts took place last Tuesday at Ubaa, Umuaka in Njaba Council Area of Imo.

In a statement issued in Owerri on Wednesday by the State Police Command Public Relations Officer, DSP Okoye Henry, he said it was in continuation of the sustained effort to rid Imo of criminal elements and restore peace across the communities.

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Okoye said that the operation was based on credible intelligence and confessional statements from arrested suspects, Uchenna Opara and Ozioma Ihedoro.

According to him, on sighting the operatives, the armed terrorists opened fire but were overpowered by the superior firepower of the security forces, forcing them to flee into the adjoining bushes with gunshot injuries.

The Police Spokesman said that thorough search of the dislodged camps was immediately carried out, and it led to the recovery of two Biafra flags, one POS machine, one AK-47 rifle with three magazines, forty rounds of live AK-47 ammunition, sixty rounds of live GPMG ammunition, two pump-action guns, and five hundred and eighty-two live cartridges.

He said that the investigation is ongoing to apprehend the fleeing suspects.

However, the Commissioner of Police, Imo State Command, CP Aboki Danjuma, in synergy with other security agencies, has called on the public to remain vigilant and report suspicious persons with gunshot injuries to the nearest police station.

He assures Imolites of the Command’s commitment to safety and urges all to stay law-abiding and use the emergency line.