The Imo state police command says its operatives have arrested two suspected terrorists in connection with a recent foiled attack on the Agwa police division in Oguta LGA.
Henry Okoye, spokesperson for the command, in a statement on
Friday, said that a suspected terrorist kingpin identified as Chiemela,
popularly known as Disaster, was killed during the attack.
“On 15 September 2026, at about 1620 hours, operatives
arrested Jones Okechukwu Anyim, male, aged 29 years, of Umuokijo Mgbala Agwa,
Oguta LGA, Imo State, in connection with the crimes,” the statement reads.
“His arrest followed information and confessions obtained
from Happiness Uche, female, aged 32 years, of Ubah Agwa, Oguta LGA.
“Following the arrest, police operatives, in collaboration
with the DPO of Agwa Police Division and his team, proceeded to the suspected
terrorist hideout at Ubah Agwa, Oguta LGA.
“On sighting the police operatives, the hoodlums opened fire
but were swiftly overpowered by the superior firepower of the Police, forcing
them to flee.”
Okoye said some of the fleeing suspects were believed to
have sustained gunshot injuries.
He said a search of an abandoned, uncompleted bungalow at
the location led to the recovery of one AK-47 rifle without a visible
identification number and two AK-47 magazines loaded with 52 rounds of live
ammunition.
Other items recovered, according to the spokesperson,
included four military uniforms, five police uniforms bearing name tags, three
Biafra flags, six Biafra-regalia uniforms, three Eastern Security Network
(ESN)-marked uniforms and four ESN-marked berets.
The police also recovered one hand grenade, various ATM
cards believed to belong to different victims, various denominations of
currency bearing Biafran inscriptions, foreign currencies, enlarged photographs
of an unidentified person and objects suspected to be ritual materials.
Okoye said the suspected hideout had been dislodged and
secured, while efforts were ongoing to track and apprehend the fleeing
suspects.
He added that the arrested suspects would be charged after
the completion of thorough investigation.
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