The Department of State Security in Imo State on Tuesday
said an exchange of fierce gunfire between a joint security team and the
proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed affiliate, Eastern
Security Network (ESN), on Sunday resulted in the death of seven suspected
hoodlums.
The DSS authority who pleaded anonymity said with the
assistance of Chinonso Mmerem (aka Network), one of the arrested ESN members,
the joint security team carried out the operation in a Camp at Awo-omamma and
not at a wedding as claimed by the youths
The Department of State Security disclosed this in a
statement made available to journalists while parading the suspect, at the
command in Owerri, Imo State capital.
The DSS insisted that the victims killed on Sunday were
members of ESN and not guests coming from a wedding ceremony as against earlier
reports.
The Imo DSS, “Following the arrest of Chinonso Mmerem (aka
Network), a member of IPOB militant wing, ESN, a sting operation was conducted
by a joint security team on 17” July 2022, to arrest members of the criminal
gang terrorizing Awo-Omama and other parts of the state.
“In course of the operation, the elements opened fire on the
security forces which was consequently repelled with superior firepower leading
to the neutralization of about seven (7) members of the criminal group in the
hideout used as their camp.
“The elements were gathered at the above location planning
for the armed enforcement of the illegal Monday sit-at-home order in Awo-Omamma
and other parts of the state which informed the operation to neutralize their
plan.
“At this juncture, it is pertinent to inform that the
elements gathered to plan their nefarious operations and not attend a
traditional marriage as being speculated by members of the outlawed group.”
While being paraded Tuesday evening Chinonso Mmerem Mmerem
confessed that the victims killed on Sunday were members of ESN killed at their
camp.
He said,” I led the DSS to the ESN camp at Awomama, I was
caught a week ago by the security agents, on Sunday I led them to the camp
where they were having meetings against Monday for the sit-at-home.
Some of the members were shot, including “One man” squad who
is our leader at Awomama, although he did not die, he escaped with bullet
wounds but his phone was retrieved by the DSS.
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