Police Arrest 5 IPOB Members Over Killing Of Sergeant Nwaka In Imo

The Police in Imo have arrested five people suspected to be
members of the proscribed Indigenious People of Biafra (IPOB) over
the alleged killing of Mr Joseph Nwaka, a police sergeant.

This is contained in a release signed by the Command’s Public
Relations Officer, SP Orlando Ikeokwu, and made available to
newsmen in Owerri on Saturday.

Ikeokwu said that the suspects were arrested in Isu Local
Government Area (LGA) of the state, some on Thursday, May 13, and
the others on Friday May 14, by the Anti-Kidnapping unit and other
tactical teams of the command.

He also said that an AK 47 rifle with breech no 56-258115 and 15
Rounds of live ammunition were recovered from the suspects.

Other items recovered were four locally fabricated weapons, six
live cartridges and a large quantity of weeds suspected to be
Indian hemp.

He added that the killers of Nwaka who, until his recent death,
was attached to the Command’s Department of Operations, made away
with his AK 47 rifle.

According to him, one of the suspects, Onyekachi Mmadufor, of
Umudurukwe, Isu LGA confessed to being a member of the IPOB who,
along with his cohorts carried out attacks and killings of police
and other security personnel.

“The crime prevention and control strategies adopted by the Imo
Police Command under the leadership of Commissioner of Police (CP)
Abutu Yaro, to rid the state of activities of the proscribed IPOB
and other criminal elements are yielding positive results.

“On May 14, the CP deployed Anti-Kidnapping unit and other
tactical teams of the command to Amanato Isu LGA for the arrest of
members of the IPOB but the hoodlums engaged them in a heavy gun
duel.

“The operatives successfully repelled and dislodged them leading
to the immediate arrest of five suspects while others escaped with
possible gunshot wounds.

“Discreet investigation is in progress with a view to effecting
further arrests, after which they will be charged to court for
prosecution,” he said.

He further said that the CP commended the operatives for “a job
well done” and enjoined them to sustain the tempo so as to ensure
lasting security and safety of Imo residents and Nigerians at
large.

He, however, urged the general public to support the Police and
the state government in their efforts to ensure peace and
tranquility of the state.

The Police in Imo have arrested five people suspected to be
members of the proscribed Indigenious People of Biafra (IPOB) over
the alleged killing of Mr Joseph Nwaka, a police sergeant.

This is contained in a release signed by the Command’s Public
Relations Officer, SP Orlando Ikeokwu, and made available to
newsmen in Owerri on Saturday.

Ikeokwu said that the suspects were arrested in Isu Local
Government Area (LGA) of the state, some on Thursday, May 13, and
the others on Friday May 14, by the Anti-Kidnapping unit and other
tactical teams of the command.

He also said that an AK 47 rifle with breech no 56-258115 and 15
Rounds of live ammunition were recovered from the suspects.

Other items recovered were four locally fabricated weapons, six
live cartridges and a large quantity of weeds suspected to be
Indian hemp.

He added that the killers of Nwaka who, until his recent death,
was attached to the Command’s Department of Operations, made away
with his AK 47 rifle.

According to him, one of the suspects, Onyekachi Mmadufor, of
Umudurukwe, Isu LGA confessed to being a member of the IPOB who,
along with his cohorts carried out attacks and killings of police
and other security personnel.

“The crime prevention and control strategies adopted by the Imo
Police Command under the leadership of Commissioner of Police (CP)
Abutu Yaro, to rid the state of activities of the proscribed IPOB
and other criminal elements are yielding positive results.

“On May 14, the CP deployed Anti-Kidnapping unit and other
tactical teams of the command to Amanato Isu LGA for the arrest of
members of the IPOB but the hoodlums engaged them in a heavy gun
duel.

“The operatives successfully repelled and dislodged them leading
to the immediate arrest of five suspects while others escaped with
possible gunshot wounds.

“Discreet investigation is in progress with a view to effecting
further arrests, after which they will be charged to court for
prosecution,” he said.

He further said that the CP commended the operatives for “a job
well done” and enjoined them to sustain the tempo so as to ensure
lasting security and safety of Imo residents and Nigerians at
large.

He, however, urged the general public to support the Police and
the state government in their efforts to ensure peace and
tranquility of the state.