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IPOB, ESN members behind Imo attacks – IGP

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Rayyan Alhassan
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Rayyan Alhassan is a graduate of Journalism and Mass Communication at Sikkim Manipal University, Ghana. He is the acting Managing Editor at the Daily Nigerian newspaper, a position he has held for the past 3 years. He can be reached via rayyanalhassan@dailynigerian.com, or www.facebook.com/RayyanAlhassan, or @Rayyan88 on Twitter.
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The Nigeria Police Force has disclosed that those who razed Imo Police Command Headquarters and freed inmates at the Nigerian Correctional Services, NCS, on Monday were members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, and Eastern Security Network, ESN.

A statement on Monday by the Force Public Relations Officer, CP Frank Mba said that the Inspector- General of Police, IGP, Mohammed Adamu ordered the immediate deployment of additional units of Police Mobile Force, PMF, and other Police Tactical Squads to Imo State.

The order, the statement added, was aimed at strengthening security and preventing further attacks on security formations or any other critical national infrastructure in the State.

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The statement said: “Preliminary investigations have revealed that the attackers, who came in their numbers with sophisticated weapons such as General Purpose Machine Guns (GPMGs), Sub-Machine Guns (SMGs), AK49 rifles, Rocket Propelled Grenades (RPGs), Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), are members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB)/Eastern Security Network (ESN).

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“The attempt by the attackers to gain access to the Police armoury at the Headquarters was totally and appropriately resisted by Police operatives on duty who repelled the attackers and prevented them from breaking-in and looting the armory”.

The armoury, Mr Mba said, is intact, adding the police suffered no human casualty, apart from a police Constable who sustained a minor bullet wound on his shoulder.

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He said one of the operational vehicles of the attackers has been recovered by the Police and is being subjected to forensic scrutiny and investigations.

The police boss, who described the deliberate and criminal attack on security operatives as an attack on the soul of the country enjoined leaders in Imo State, the South-East and other parts of the country to speak out against the unfolding violence and criminality.

The IGP called on citizens to avail the Police and other security agencies with useful information that can assist in identifying and arresting the criminals.

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