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civil rights advocacy group Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) yesterday, called for the liberalisation of AK-47 license for adults without criminal records.
Suspected gunmen, yesterday, killed a police officer and injured another, whose details were yet to be ascertained at Arondizuogu in Ideato North Council of Imo State.
The Joint operatives of the Imo State Police Command, at the weekend, stormed camps of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) and the Eastern Security Network (ESN), arresting the commander, wounding several of them in a gun duel and recovering several arms/weapons and charms.
In a statement, yesterday, by the Media Adviser to the Commissioner of Police in the state, Michael Abattam, a Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP), said the commander of the group provided tips that led to the discovery of the camps. x
The camps are located in Izombe, Oguta Council, Atta in Ikeduru Council and Ideato North Council.