Police Arrest Eight Suspected IPOB Members In Rivers

The police in Rivers State have arrested eight suspected
members of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) in
Oyigbo area of the state

This was disclosed in a statement issued on Saturday by the
Police Public Relations Officer, Nnamdi Omoni.

According to the statement, the hoodlums were numbering about
500, adding that they invaded Oyigbo and Afam Police Stations,
setting them ablaze and damaging about fifteen vehicles including
one Armored Personnel Carrier.

The police spokesman said two police officers were killed and
some arms and ammunition carted away by the hoodlums.

SEE FULL STATEMENT HERE:

Aftermath Of Oyibo Riot’s: 8 IPOB Members Arrested,15
Police Vehicle Burnt, 2 Police Officers Killed, Ammunition Carted
Away By Hoodlums

Three Police Stations in Rivers State came under attack
yesterday 21/10/2020 at about 2130hrs when hoodlums numbering about
500 suspected to be members of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of
Biafra (IPOB) invaded the Oyigbo Area Command, Oyigbo and Afam
Police Stations, setting them ablaze and damaging about fifteen
vehicles including one Armored Personnel Carrier (APC).

In the wake of the attack, two Police Officers were killed and
some arms and ammunition carted away by the hoodlums.

In another attack at the Mile one Police Station, the same
rampaging IPOB members who operated under the guise of #ENDSARS
Protests made frantic attempt at burning the Mile One Police
Station and the office of Eagle Crack Squad but were however
repelled by the superior fire power of the Police, as three of them
were fatally wounded in the exchange of gunfire, while eight (8) of
them were arrested and immediately transferred to State CID where
they are currently helping in our investigation.

We have been able to stabilize the Command, though there are
still pockets of threats from their remnants at the fringe
communities in Oyigbo Local Government Area but no stone will be
left unturned till they are arrested and brought to justice.

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The Commissioner of Police, CP Joseph G. Mukan, psc(+) is hereby
appealing to the good people of Rivers State to remain calm and
religiously obey the curfew imposed by the State Government which
may though have its attendant inconveniences but however made in
good faith and in the overall interest of the citizenry.

So far adequate deployments have been made to cover all the
flashpoints and ensure that the hoodlums are kept at arm’s length
while appealing to parents and guardians to warn their children to
remain law-abiding or else the full weight of the law will be
brought to bear on them.

Rivers State has in recent time enjoyed fragile peace which we
are poised to sustain. For all intents and purposes, the State is
bigger than anybody or group; hence we must all strive to entrench
lasting peace in the State. The #ENDSARS protests and the
Consequential Demands are being addressed by both the Federal and
State Governments; therefore, any attempt to undermine the security
of the State will be resisted. The constitutional duty of the
Police to protect lives and property is sacrosanct and must be
carried out in a most professional manner.

The public is hereby enjoined to report any perceived security
threat to the following dedicated lines;

08032003514

08098880134

08033825393

08033396538

Police Public Relations Officer, Nnamdi
Omoni,

FOR: COMMISSIONER OF POLICE,

RIVERS STATE POLICE COMMAND,

PORT HARCOURT.

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