Tag: ESN
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Sit-at-home: Schools, banks, markets shut as insecurity heightens in Imo
Owerri, the Imo State capital, was a shadow of itself on Monday as banks, schools, marketplaces, and other business outlets were completely shut owing to heightened insecurity in the state. A large number of residents also stayed indoors for fear of being attacked. The recent attack on Otoko Divisional Police Headquarters in the Obowo Local…
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Gunmen raze Imo police station, kill policeman
Unknown gunmen have attacked and burnt a police Divisional headquarters in Arondizuogu in Ideato Local Government Area of Imo state. The attack which happened around 2:00 am on Tuesday left one of the police officers on duty dead. According to our source in the community, the attack left the Divisional Police Officer of the Division…
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Anambra Police Command recovers locally made bombs from suspected ESN gang
The Anambra Police Command says it has recovered locally fabricated Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) from a group suspected to be members of ESN. The police said the explosives, including RPG Bomb and a hand grenade, were recovered at Afor Nnobi, Idemili South Local Government Area of the state, location of the fierce exchanges between security agencies…
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IPOB: Police parade 26 suspects over killing of Imo DPO, police stations’ attacks
The Imo State Police Command, on Monday, has confirmed the arrest of 26 suspects in connection with the killing of the Divisional Police Officer of the Omuma Police Divisional Headquarters and the attacks on the divisional headquarters in Omuma and Njaba. According to the police spoke person, Michael Abattam, the alleged guns, magazines, and other…