The Imo State Police Command have killed three terrorist kingpins, a few of their members and destroyed their camps.
Drive spokesman, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, disclosed this on Saturday in an announcement on the official X account of the Nigerian Police.
“As a part of the efforts of the Nigeria Police Drive to emplace peace and public security throughout the nation, police operatives hooked up to the Imo State Police Command have achieved a big milestone within the ongoing battle in opposition to terrorism with the neutralization of three lethal terrorist kingpins related to the Jap Safety Community (ESN),” Adejobi stated.
He stated operatives from the Command’s tactical Unit on Friday, following credible intelligence launched a coordinated operation geared toward finding and dislodging the terrorist hideouts.
In response to him, the police operatives situated the terrorists’ hideout in a forest inside Ihube, Okigwe Native Authorities Area (LGA).
Upon strategy, the operatives got here underneath heavy hearth from suspected IPOB/ESN terrorists however demonstrated distinctive braveness and engaged the attackers in a fierce gun battle.
“The operation resulted within the neutralization of six members of the terrorist group, with three being ESN kingpins recognized as Ifeanyi Anayo a.okay.a. Zuma De Rock (28), Chukwuemeka Odionyenfe a.okay.a. Nmimi (22), and Kingsley Sunday (21), all natives of Ogube, Ihube in Okigwe LGA, and the restoration of 5 AK-47 rifles, 552 rounds of reside ammunition, Improvised Explosive Gadgets (IEDs), a number of communication gear, together with eight operational bikes utilized by the group,” Adejobi acknowledged.
He stated prior investigations had revealed the involvement of the group in a number of high-profile crimes, together with the assault on the Owerri Correctional Middle on April 5, 2021, the killing of 5 policemen in Umunna, Okigwe, on December 12, 2022, and the burning of Arondizuogu police station on February 8, 2022.
In response to Adejobi, the group was additionally concerned in a number of kidnappings, together with these of the West African Examination Council (WAEC) employees on June 5, 2023, 4 reverend sisters on August 21, 2022, and 4 Chinese language nationals on December 6, 2023.
He stated the Inspector-Normal of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, has counseled the gallant operatives for his or her distinctive show of bravery and coordination.
The IGP has additionally charged police operatives throughout instructions and formations to maintain the tempo and implement the drive’s motion plan geared toward decreasing crimes drastically within the first quarter of the yr 2025.
“The Nigeria Police Drive stays unyielding in its objective in the direction of guaranteeing nationwide safety and public security,” Adejobi stated.
“Members of the general public are hereby urged to stay vigilant and work collaboratively with the Nigeria Police to advertise peace and guarantee a safer setting for all residents.”
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