Police Command in Anambra has raided and dislodged the secessionist group in the state following credible intelligence reports. The command’s spokesperson, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this on Tuesday in a statement in Awka.
Ikenga said a police-led joint security force intercepted four members of the military wing of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, and the Eastern Security Network, ESN, at Ufuma, Orumba North Local Government Area of the state. He said that the ESN operatives were arrested based on information received over time of planned attacks on security agents and innocent citizens by the dreaded group.
Ikenga said that one Maduabuchi Nwafor, alias Omenkpo, 32, a native of Ufuma, was one of the four suspects arrested. “Nwafor has been identified as one of the herbalists who prepare charms for the group and uses his shrine for initiation ceremonies and a meeting venue for the criminals.
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