Police, troops, and Department of State Service (DSS) officers attacked a camp in Eke-agbebor Isu, Onicha Local Government Area (LGA) of Ebonyi State, believed to be home to the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
This was said in a press statement issued on Thursday in Abakaliki by SP Onome Onovwakpoyeya, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the state police command.
According to Onovwakpoyeya, the team allegedly damaged a shrine in the IPOB camp.
“On September 13, acting on credible and actionable intelligence, tactical team operatives of the Command stormed an IPOB/ESN camp at Eke-agbebor Isu in Onicha LGA of Ebonyi state in a joint operation with the military and the DSS.”
“One IPOB/ESN member was shot and killed, while others escaped with varying degrees of bullet wounds.”
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“However, two others were apprehended. “These are Emmanuel Chinedu’m’, aka Patho, 26, and Paul Ani’m’, aka Osah, 38,” said the PPRO.
In another development, Onovwakpoyeya stated that another IPOB member was apprehended on September 14 by inhabitants of Agba community in the state’s Ishielu local government area.
She stated that the suspect was apprehended while attempting to depart the community and was turned over to police.
“The Commissioner of Police is using this opportunity to appeal to all hospitals, traditional medicine homes, chemists, and Ebonyi residents to report any person seeking medical attention with bullet wound injuries to the nearest police station,” she said.
