IPOB, ESN Operatives Stole Vehicles To Attack Us, Injured Four Personnel – Imo Police
Police Commissioner in the State, Abutu Yaro, said while nine of the gunmen were killed, others escaped with gunshot injuries.
by SaharaReporters, New York
May 08, 2021
The Imo State Police Command has said that the Indigenous People of Biafra and the Eastern Security Network operatives, who attacked the Orlu divisional police headquarters in Imo State, snatched vehicles before the operation.
After snatching the vehicles, the police stated that the hoodlums headed to Orlu to attack the police station, but they met fortified security agents.
All the stolen cars were recovered from the armed gang.
Our correspondent gathered that that the gunmen stormed Orie Akokwa in Ideato Local Government Area of the State snatched some vehicles, including a Range Rover SUV, a Toyota mini bus and Hilux van.
After snatching the vehicles, the hoodlums headed to Orlu to attack the police station but they met fortified security agents.
All the stolen cars were recovered from the armed gang.
Though the identifies of the men are yet to be determined, police have linked similar attacks in the state to members of the Eastern Security Network, the armed wing of the outlawed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB).