By Ovat Abeng
The Police -led Joint Security Force in Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State, has intercepted four suspected Eastern security network (ESN) Militia, the security wing of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in Ufuma, Orumba North council area of State.
The State Police Public Relations Officer SP Tochukwu Ikenga who disclosed this in a statement in Awka on Tuesday said the arrest is following information received over time of planned attacks on security agents and innocent citizens by the dreaded group.
Among the four suspects arrested is one Maduabuchi Nwafor A K A Omenkpo ‘M’ aged 32 years a native of Ufuma.
He noted that Nwafor has been identified as one of the native doctors who prepares criminal charms for the group and uses his shrine for initiation ceremonies and meeting points for the criminals. Also, one of the suspects’ name withheld who is already assisting the police with information confessed to be one of the gunmen dispatched by the group to enforce illegal sit-at-home on May 30th, 2024.
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The Commissioner of Police CP Nnaghe Obono Itam, orders investigations to be widened and deepened to identify hideouts of the insurgents seeking to destabilize and truncate development in the State.
He assures residents that the Police Command under his watch will continue to serve the people selflessly and will jealously protect the sources of its information to protect informers from harm.
