In a joint operation involving police operatives, soldiers, and officials from the Department of State Service (DSS), a camp believed to be associated with the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) was dismantled in Eke-agbebor Isu, Onicha Local Government Area (LGA) of Ebonyi State.
News About Nigeria gathered that the operation also led to the destruction of a shrine at the campsite.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the Ebonyi State Police Command, SP Onome Onovwakpoyeya, released a press statement detailing the operation.
According to the statement, the operation was conducted based on credible and actionable intelligence.
“On September 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.
Additionally, on September 14, residents of Agba community in Ishielu local government area of the state apprehended another IPOB member attempting to flee the community, and the individual was subsequently handed over to the police.
The Commissioner of Police in Ebonyi took the opportunity to appeal to all hospitals, traditional medicine homes, chemists, and residents of the state to report anyone seeking medical attention for bullet wounds to the nearest police station.
