Police officers, Soldiers, DSS invade IPOB camp

Police officers, soldiers, and Department of State Service employees invaded a camp at Eke-agbebor Isu in the Onicha Local Government Area of the Ebonyi State, which was allegedly home to the banned Indigenous People of Biafra.

The Police Public Relations Officer for the state command, SP Onome Onovwakpoyeya, released this information to the media on Thursday in Abakaliki.

According to Onovwakpoyeya, the team allegedly damaged a shrine in the IPOB camp.

In a coordinated operation with the military and the DSS on September 13, tactical team operatives of the Command attacked an IPOB/ESN camp at Eke-agbebor Isu in Onicha LGA of Ebonyi state based on reliable and actionable intelligence.

“While others managed to escape with wounds of varying severity, one IPOB/ESN member was shot and killed.

But two more people were detained. These two are Paul Ani’m’, also known as Osah, 38, and Emmanuel Chinedu’m’, also known as Patho, 26,” the PPRO stated.

Another development, according to Onovwakpoyeya, is that people of the Agba village in the state’s Ishielu local government area detained another member of the IPOB on September 14.

She claimed that the suspect attempted to flee the neighborhood but was apprehended and turned over to the police.

She said, “The Commissioner of Police is utilizing this opportunity to appeal to all hospitals, traditional healing centers, pharmacies, and all Ebonyi citizens to report anyone seeking medical assistance with bullet wound injuries to the nearest police station.”