When Nigerian Police Force agents carried out raids on alleged Indigenous individuals of Biafra (IPOB) hideouts in Enugu State, at least three individuals were killed.
In a statement made available to newsmen on Friday morning, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, the police public relations officer for the State Command, stated that while three of the suspects were neutralised, others managed to flee with serious bullet wounds following a gunfight with police.
Ndukwe claimed that the confrontation took place in the Imufu community of Enugu State’s Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area.
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He claimed that on August 10, early in the morning, a squad of police special forces and police officers working in the Igbo-Eze North Police Division of the Enugu State Command pulled off the feat.
According to the police spokesman, the thugs’ belongings included four pump action pistols, a locally made revolver and pistol with 67 live rounds in each, military camouflage outfits, what appeared to be textiles bearing IPOB insignia, trinkets that appeared to be amulets, and more.
“The combined team, in the morning hours of Aug. 10, raided a suspected IPOB/ESN camp at Imufu in Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area, and the team engaged in a gun duel with the criminals.
“However, three of the hoodlums were neutralised in the ensuing gunfight, while many others escaped with varying degrees of gunshot wounds.
“Preliminary investigation reveals that the criminals were responsible for the shooting and killing of two Neighbourhood Watch Group security personnel on July 21 at about 1 a.m., at Umuagama in Enugu-Ezike community.
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“The hoodlums also made several attempts to enforce the illegal sit-at-home order in some parts of the council area recently,” Ndukwe noted in the statement.
The police spokesman continued by saying that Ahmed Ammani, the state’s commissioner of police, has reiterated the police’s steadfast dedication to rooting out persistent offenders in the state.
According to him, the commissioner had also praised the police officers for carrying out the operation successfully and had given them and other participants the responsibility of being tough, resilient, and maintaining the pace.
“The CP further solicits the continued support of citizens while urging residents of Igbo-Eze North council area and owners of medical facilities in particular, to promptly report individuals sighted with gunshot wounds to the nearest police station.
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“Residents should call the command’s emergency hotlines on 08032003702, 08075380883, 08086671202 or 08098880172, or send emails to infoenugupolice@gmail.com,” he said.
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