Four members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra/Eastern Security Network, (IPOB/ESN) who allegedly attacked the Mbieri Police Station on Friday have been arrested by the police in Imo State.
The state Police spokesperson, CSP Mike Abattam, said those arrested are Solomon Umunakwu and Uzoma Umunakwe both natives of Mbieri in Mbaitoli LGA of Imo State, who are being accused of using Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) to bomb the building, shattering the roof, windows and doors.
The suspects are escapees from the custodial centre’s attack in Imo on April 5, 2021.
The Police also arrested Kelechi Onuoma (aka Ikaba) and Kelvin Onuoma (aka Alabalaba) both natives of Atta in Njaba LGA of Imo State, who, in company with their gang members, led the foiled attack on Mbieri Police Station.
The statement said, “The Command’s tactical teams on the same day of the incident at about 2.50 pm, mobilised and stormed the house of Solomon Umunakwu in Mbieri.
“The hoodlums on sighting the police operatives took to their heels abandoning their two operational vehicles used during the foiled attack, a Blue Colour Toyota Corolla LE with registration number ABC 695 HA and one Ash colour Acura MDX SUV vehicle with registration number RRT 149 AG respectively.
“Following the recovery of the vehicles, the police operatives then moved to the hideouts of other gang members in Atta in Njaba LGA of Imo state.
“On searching the hideouts, the following items were recovered; three locally made pistols, one cut to size gun, one Beretta pistol number NAF-P 3296, one dagger, four rounds of live cartridges, two police belts, one Eastern Security Network uniform, one black beret, one army camouflage scarf, two big sacks of weeds suspected to be Indian hemp and one iron saw blade.”
He said the police operatives are hunting for the other fleeing hoodlums.
