March 20, (THEWILL) – Operatives of the Imo Police command have neutralised four hoodlums suspected to be members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
Spokesperson of the Command, Micheal Abattam, in a statement, said the hoodlums were neutralised in the early hours on Sunday, when they tried to carry out an attack on the Omuma Police Station in Oru East Local Government Area of Imo State.
Abattam said five undetonated bombs were also recovered from the hoodlums, adding that security operatives have gone in search of other fleeing hoodlums, who sustained various degrees of gunshot injuries during the exchange of gunfire.
The statement read: “Sequel to the modified and invigorated strategies emplaced by the command under the watch of the indefatigable Commissioner of Police, Imo State Command, CP Rabiu Hussaini psc, to forestall all criminals activities within the state, especially attacks on a police station.
“On the 20th March 2022 at about 0300 hours, Hoodlums suspected to members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra/ Eastern Security Network terrorist group, came in large numbers with various calibres of Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) to Omuma police station, shooting sporadically, but were swiftly repelled by the ever gallant and combat-ready Imo Police Command’s tactical teams and operatives of the DSS, who responded immediately, positioning themselves professionally and strategically.
“The Police Operatives engaged the hoodlums in a fierce gun duel and in the process, four of the bandits were neutralised on the spot, while other scampered into the bush having suffered a huge defeat, with a number of them sustaining various degrees of bullet wounds. While there was no casualty on the side of the joint security operatives.
“On the spot, five undetonated different capacities of Improvised Explosives Devices were recovered from the neutralised bandits and charm. The Police Bomb Unit have taken custody of the Bombs for detonation.
“Meanwhile, Command’s Tactical Teams are conducting a vigorous and aggressive combing of the bush to arrest the fleeing hoodlums and to recover their arms/ammunition, since they cannot go far because of the huge damage done to them.”
