Police authorities in Imo State have arrested the suspected killers of a Divisional Police Officer (DPO) and an Inspector in Ahiazu Mbaise Local Government Area (LGA).
After the arrest, the suspects were paraded at the Command Headquarters in Owerri, the capital of Imo State, on Sunday.
The Commissioner of Police, Danjuma Aboki, commended the relentless efforts of the police and other security operatives in uncovering the culprits.
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Other security outfits were the Joint Task Force (JTF), and troops of the 34 Artillery Brigade.
Aboki stated that their investigation led them to the Indigenous People of Biafra/Eastern Security Network camp at Umuohie in Ngor Okpala LGA, where they dislodged several terrorists and recovered numerous arms and ammunition.
He disclosed the police also apprehended several other criminals involved in various criminal activities such as terrorism, armed robbery, murder, theft, cultism, and unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition.
The Police Commissioner said:
“These are suspects that are evidently linked to respective cases against them while other miscreants were neutralised in fierce gun battle that ensued between them and the police team.
“In the course of the investigation, a total number of 18 assault rifles, five AK-47 rifles, six pump actions and 359 rounds of ammunition were recovered from the suspects, including six vehicles, motorcycles, charms, military camouflage, police and other incriminatory items.
“Following the murder of the DPO of Ahiazu Mbaise and an inspector of police on 27th of November 2023 at Ahiara junction in Ahiazu-Mbaise by elements suspected to be members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra and its armed militia security network and the subsequent confession of suspects arrested, on 29th of last month, stormed the camp of criminal syndicate at Umuohie in Ngor Okpala Local Government Area of Imo State, dislodged the terrorists recovered two automotive pump action rifles and six rounds of live cartridges.”
