The police in Ebonyi State say they have uncovered the biggest illegal bomb-making factory in the southeast alleged to be operated by the Indigenous People of Biafra(IPOB) and its militia arm, the Eastern Security Network (ESN).
Ebonyi State Police Command spokesperson Chris Anyanwu stated this in a statement on Thursday in Abakaliki, capital of the State.
He said the discovery followed an operation by the Police during which its operatives engaged in a gun battle with IPOB/ESN members.
The operation led to the death of two of the separatist group members and arrest of one of the state commanders.
He added that the Police team swooped in on one of the biggest and most notorious Camps of the IPOB/ESN located at Obegu, a boundary area between Onicha-Isu and Ishielu LGAs of Ebonyi State.
“The invasion of the criminals’ den was necessitated by an earlier encounter between operatives of the Command’s Tactical Teams, sequel to a credible information gathered that the hoodlums were operating/wreaking havoc in the State with a Toyota Sienna space bus which they robbed at gun point from the owner within Ishielu axis”.
“A quick trail and joint effort with a team of detectives attached to Ohaukwu Division led to the arrest of Sunday Ubah a.k.a Bongo, the State Commander of the IPOB/ESN in Ebonyi State.
“The miscreant who gave revealing pieces of information about the activities and modus operandi of the criminals, initially claimed that he is their PRO and native of Umunnochi in Isuikwuato LGA, Abia State.
‘However, a scrupulous investigation aided by his antecedents/profile with the Police Command proved that he is a native of Obegu, Onicha LGA of Ebonyi State and indeed the factional Commander of the outfit in Obegu”.
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