Police operatives, soldiers, and officials of the Department of State Service stormed a camp at Eke-agbebor Isu, Onicha Local Government Area of Ebonyi state, allegedly linked to banned Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
The Ebonyi State Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Onome Onovwakpoyeya, issued a press statement in Abakaliki on Thursday confirming the raid.
Onovwakpoyeya pointed out that the team also dismantled a shrine located at the IPOB camp.
“On Sept. 13, acting on credible and actionable intelligence, tactical team operatives of the Command in a joint operation with the military and the DSS stormed an IPOB/ESN camp at Eke-agbebor Isu in Onicha LGA of Ebonyi state.”
“One of the IPOB/ESN members was shot and fatally wounded, while others escaped with various degrees of bullet wounds.”
“Two others were, however, arrested. These are Emmanuel Chinedu ‘m’, aka Patho, aged 26, and Paul Ani ‘m’, aka Osah, 38,” the PPRO explained.”
In a separate incident, another IPOB member was arrested by residents of the Agba community in Ishielu LGA on September 14th as he was trying to flee. The suspect was handed over to the police.
“The Commissioner of Police is using this opportunity to appeal to all hospitals, traditional medicine homes, chemists, and all Ebonyi residents to report anyone seeking medical attention with bullet wound injuries to the nearest police station,” she stated.”