The Imo State Police Command reported a major operational success within the combat in opposition to crime within the state on Tuesday.
In response to a launch signed by the command’s spokesperson, Henry Okoye, “Yesterday, operatives from the command’s Counter-Terrorism Unit repelled an assault by suspected IPOB/ESN terrorists throughout a routine patrol alongside the Owerri/Aba Street, close to Owerri Airport.
The attackers, numbering about ten and travelling in two autos, launched a violent assault however have been successfully countered by the unit, demonstrating notable bravery. Within the ensuing gun battle, one suspect was neutralised, whereas the others fled with gunshot accidents, abandoning their operational automobile, an ash-coloured Mercedes Jeep with Lagos State registration quantity AAA 101 GR.”
The assertion confirmed that no casualties or accidents have been recorded among the many operatives. Following the incident, officers recovered an AK-47 rifle, 15 rounds of seven.62mm stay ammunition, an IPOB/ESN flag, and the deserted automobile. An intensive search of close by bushes is ongoing to find the remaining suspects.
The state Commissioner of Police, Aboki Danjuma, urged the general public, particularly medical practitioners, to report any people seen with or in search of therapy for gunshot accidents to the closest police station.
“The command stays dedicated to making sure the protection of all residents and can proceed to deal with any threats to public peace within the state,” the assertion added.
Individually, a 17-year-old feminine scholar of Imo State College, Owerri, Jesse Chidebere, was arrested by the Orji Police Divisional Headquarters on Monday for faking her abduction and demise, which reportedly brought on “important misery to her household and the college group,” in line with the command’s spokesperson.