Police eliminates three IPOB’s operatives in raid at Enugu, recover weapons

The Nigeria Police Force, Enugu State Command has disclosed on Friday that it raided the camp of operatives of the Independent People of Biafra, IPOB, and killed three operatives.

The raid which took place in a forest in the Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area of the state also led to the recovery of their weapons.

This was contained in a statement issued by the command’s spokesman, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, which was obtained by CAPITAL POST on Friday, stating that the hoodlums were taken out when a combined team of Police Special Forces and operatives serving in the Igbo-Eze North Police Division raided their camp at Imufu area of the council on Thursday.

The statement said, the hoodlums engaged the Police in fierce gun battle before three of the criminals were neutralized, while other hoodlums escaped with varying gunshot wounds.

The Police said: “Four pump action guns, one locally fabricated revolver gun, and pistol, 67 live cartridges, military camouflage uniforms, fabrics of IPOB insignia, objects suspected to be amulets and other incriminating exhibits were recovered,” the statement noted.

Meanwhile, Ndukwe said that a preliminary investigation had revealed that “the criminal elements were responsible for the shooting and killing of two Neighbourhood Watch Group security personnel on 21/07/2023 at about 1 a.m, at Umuagama in Enugu-Ezike community of Igbo-Eze North LGA and had made several attempts to enforce the illegal sit-at-home order in some parts of the council.”

While commending officers of the Police for a successful outing, the Enugu State Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Ammani, assured of the Command’s commitment to deal decisively with criminals who have refused to repent.

He tasked men and officers of the Command to remain firm, resilient, and maintain the tempo while soliciting the continued support of citizens of the state to weed out criminal elements in society.

He said, “We are urging residents of Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area and owners of medical facilities in particular, to promptly report individuals sighted with gunshot wounds to the nearest police station. Or by calling the Command’s emergency hotlines on 08032003702, 08075380883, 08086671202, or 08098880172, or send emails to infoenugupolice@gmail.com.”