Suspected IPOB members arrested in Anambra

Two people who are allegedly members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, or IPOB, who have been terrorising the Aguata region have been detained by security authorities in Anambra State. 

Police Public Relations Officer SP Tochukwu Ikenga said in a press release that one of the males had been shot when he was taken into custody.

He said: “In a follow-up to an investigation of a kidnapping incident in Aguata reported to the police sometime last year, joint security operatives working on credible information, at midday today, August 22, 2024, comprising of military, civil defence and other security forces, arrested two notorious secessionist group members.

"They are involved in kidnapping, car snatching, and armed robbery, operating at uga, Ekwulobia, Umuchu, Nkpologu, Ezinifite, and Aguata environs.

“One of the two suspects (names withheld) has bullet wounds on his leg, while the other, a fake pastor preparing criminal charms for the gang members, has confessed to the crime.

“They are already assisting the police in apprehending other gang members. The suspects have also provided information on the location of the shrine where they prepared the charms and some snatched vehicles.”

According to Ikenga, Obono Itam, the commissioner of police for Anambra State, has promised that the command will keep working nonstop on all crimes that are reported, particularly those involving kidnapping and armed robberies.

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