*Says IPOB, ESN members behind Imo attacks
*Directs CP Imo and the Special Investigation Team to Fish-Out
and Bring Perpetrators to Book
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The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has directed
the Commissioner of Police in Imo to go after persons behind
attacks on the State Police Command Headquarters and the
Headquarters of the Nigerian Correctional Services in Owerri in the
early hours of Monday.
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Adamu gave the order in a statement released by the Force
spokesperson, CP Frank Mba.
Police said preliminary investigations revealed that the
attackers, who came in their numbers with sophisticated weapons
such as General Purpose Machine Guns (GPMGs), Sub-Machine Guns
(SMGs), AK49 rifles, Rocket Propelled Grenades (RPGs), Improvised
Explosive Devices (IEDs), are members of the proscribed Indigenous
People of Biafra (IPOB)/Eastern Security Network (ESN).
Below read the full statement below
Police Reinforce Squads, Blames IPOB for Attacks on
Security Formations in Imo State
• IGP Directs CP Imo and the Special Investigation Team
to Fish-Out and Bring Perpetrators to Book
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, NPM, mni has
ordered the immediate deployment of additional units of Police
Mobile Force (PMF) and other Police Tactical Squads to Imo State to
strengthen security in the State and prevent further attacks on
security formations or any other critical national infrastructure
in the State.
The IGP gave the directives following the attack on security
operatives and formations including the Imo State Police Command
Headquarters and the Headquarters of the Nigerian Correctional
Services (NCS) in Owerri in the early hours of today, Monday, 5th
April, 2021.
Preliminary investigations have revealed that the attackers,
who came in their numbers with sophisticated weapons such as
General Purpose Machine Guns (GPMGs), Sub-Machine Guns (SMGs), AK49
rifles, Rocket Propelled Grenades (RPGs), Improvised Explosive
Devices (IEDs), are members of the proscribed Indigenous People of
Biafra (IPOB)/Eastern Security Network (ESN).
The attempt by the attackers to gain access to the Police
armoury at the Headquarters was totally and appropriately resisted
by Police operatives on duty who repelled the attackers and
prevented them from breaking-in and looting the armoury.
The armoury is thus intact! Similarly, the police suffered
no human casualty, apart from a police Constable who sustained a
minor bullet wound on his shoulder.
Meanwhile, one of the operational vehicles of the attackers
has been recovered by the Police and is currently being subjected
to forensic scrutiny and investigations.
The IGP, who condemned the attack on the security outfits,
has further directed the Commissioner of Police, Imo State Command
and a new Special Investigation Team (specifically set up to deal
with cases of incessant attacks on security formation/operatives in
the region), to carry out holistic investigations into the incident
with a view to fishing-out the perpetrators and bringing them to
justice. The CP is to harness the security reinforcement squads and
other operational assets at his disposal to take the battle to the
door-steps of the attackers and prevent any further attack anywhere
within the State and its environs.
The IGP, who described the deliberate and criminal attack on
security operatives as an attack on the soul of our nation, has
enjoined leaders in Imo State, the South-East and other parts of
the country to speak out against the unfolding violence and
criminality. The IGP calls on citizens to avail the Police and
other security agencies with useful information that can assist in
identifying and arresting the criminals. He vowed that the
perpetrators will be brought to book, noting that the Force is
doing all within its powers to curb the activities of unscrupulous
elements hell-bent on threatening the unity, safety, security and
socio-ecomomic wellbeing of Nigerians.
CP FRANK MBA
FORCE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER
FORCE HEADQUARTERS
ABUJA
*Says IPOB, ESN members behind Imo attacks
*Directs CP Imo and the Special Investigation Team to Fish-Out
and Bring Perpetrators to Book
The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has directed
the Commissioner of Police in Imo to go after persons behind
attacks on the State Police Command Headquarters and the
Headquarters of the Nigerian Correctional Services in Owerri in the
early hours of Monday.
Adamu gave the order in a statement released by the Force
spokesperson, CP Frank Mba.
Police said preliminary investigations revealed that the
attackers, who came in their numbers with sophisticated weapons
such as General Purpose Machine Guns (GPMGs), Sub-Machine Guns
(SMGs), AK49 rifles, Rocket Propelled Grenades (RPGs), Improvised
Explosive Devices (IEDs), are members of the proscribed Indigenous
People of Biafra (IPOB)/Eastern Security Network (ESN).
Below read the full statement below
Police Reinforce Squads, Blames IPOB for Attacks on
Security Formations in Imo State
• IGP Directs CP Imo and the Special Investigation Team
to Fish-Out and Bring Perpetrators to Book
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, NPM, mni has
ordered the immediate deployment of additional units of Police
Mobile Force (PMF) and other Police Tactical Squads to Imo State to
strengthen security in the State and prevent further attacks on
security formations or any other critical national infrastructure
in the State.
The IGP gave the directives following the attack on security
operatives and formations including the Imo State Police Command
Headquarters and the Headquarters of the Nigerian Correctional
Services (NCS) in Owerri in the early hours of today, Monday, 5th
April, 2021.
Preliminary investigations have revealed that the attackers,
who came in their numbers with sophisticated weapons such as
General Purpose Machine Guns (GPMGs), Sub-Machine Guns (SMGs), AK49
rifles, Rocket Propelled Grenades (RPGs), Improvised Explosive
Devices (IEDs), are members of the proscribed Indigenous People of
Biafra (IPOB)/Eastern Security Network (ESN).
The attempt by the attackers to gain access to the Police
armoury at the Headquarters was totally and appropriately resisted
by Police operatives on duty who repelled the attackers and
prevented them from breaking-in and looting the armoury.
The armoury is thus intact! Similarly, the police suffered
no human casualty, apart from a police Constable who sustained a
minor bullet wound on his shoulder.
Meanwhile, one of the operational vehicles of the attackers
has been recovered by the Police and is currently being subjected
to forensic scrutiny and investigations.
The IGP, who condemned the attack on the security outfits,
has further directed the Commissioner of Police, Imo State Command
and a new Special Investigation Team (specifically set up to deal
with cases of incessant attacks on security formation/operatives in
the region), to carry out holistic investigations into the incident
with a view to fishing-out the perpetrators and bringing them to
justice. The CP is to harness the security reinforcement squads and
other operational assets at his disposal to take the battle to the
door-steps of the attackers and prevent any further attack anywhere
within the State and its environs.
The IGP, who described the deliberate and criminal attack on
security operatives as an attack on the soul of our nation, has
enjoined leaders in Imo State, the South-East and other parts of
the country to speak out against the unfolding violence and
criminality. The IGP calls on citizens to avail the Police and
other security agencies with useful information that can assist in
identifying and arresting the criminals. He vowed that the
perpetrators will be brought to book, noting that the Force is
doing all within its powers to curb the activities of unscrupulous
elements hell-bent on threatening the unity, safety, security and
socio-ecomomic wellbeing of Nigerians.
CP FRANK MBA
FORCE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER
FORCE HEADQUARTERS
ABUJA