The Nigeria Police has explained that 22-year-old Gloria Okolie was detained for allegedly spying for the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its militia wing, the Eastern Security Network (ESN).
A statement on Sunday by Deputy Force Public Relations Officer, Aremu Adeniran, said she was apprehended in an operation with the military and other security forces.
Adeniran said that Gloria participated in the attacks on security formations, critical infrastructure including INEC offices, and killing of security operatives in the region.
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He said “The native of Umutanza in Imo was arrested as part of Operation Restore Peace efforts to break IPOB’s information, drugs and arms supply chain,”
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“Gloria Okolie is a member of IPOB/ESN in Imo State who worked closely with one Benjamin Uzoma Emojiri a.k.a “Onye Army”, one of the ESN commanders earlier declared wanted by the Police.
“Onye Army co-planned, coordinated and executed the assault on Imo State Police Command Headquarters and Imo State Headquarters of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS).
“Her arrest and the revelations from her confession, assisted the Police in the arrest of “Onye Army”, a major breakthrough in the quest to restore law and order in the South-East region.” the statement partly read.
He further said “A lot of the deadly and unfortunate attacks on security personnel and assets, with numerous fatalities, have the imprimaturs of Gloria Okolie, the spy girl of ESN militants.”
The Police said Gloria will be charged to court at the end of investigation.
