TheImo police command says it arrested a suspected
manufacturer of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) for the Eastern Security
Network (ESN), a militia of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), in Uba
Umuaka, Njaba LGA of Imo state.
Mike Abattem, police spokesperson in Imo, disclosed this in
a statement issued on Friday.
“Following credible intelligence received on 20/4/2022 at
about 1700hours, revealing the hideout of the proscribed Indigenous People of
Biafra IPOB/Eastern Security Network (ESN), its militia wing, where they are
manufacturing Improvised Explosive Devices used in attacking Police Stations
and Government facilities in the state,” the statement reads.
“The Police Operatives immediately mobilised to the hideout
of the terror group located at Uba Umuaka in Njaba local government area of Imo
State and raided the camp”.
The police spokesperson said the suspect — Simeon Onigbowho,
50-years-old — was arrested when officers raided the hideouts of ESN members.
According to Abattem, the suspect admitted being the
manufacturer of most of the IEDs used in attacking police stations in Imo and
neighbouring states.
He said weapons, including one IDE, 58 pieces of cannon
steel pipe, two chisels, one hammer, half bag of potassium nitrate, 30 pounds
weight of sulphur, 40 pounds weight of dry sand, 10 pounds weight of red sand,
30 pounds weight of gun powder, half bag of charcoal, 30 electronic motorcycle
batteries and seven lengths of eight millimetres iron rods, were recovered from
the suspect.
“The Command’s
Explosive Ordinance Disposal Unit (EOD) has taken over the recovered bomb for
technical analysis and subsequently for possible detonation,” Abattem said.
He added that an investigation is ongoing to arrest other members named by the suspect.
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