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The Imo Police command has disclosed it has arrested one Uchenna Chukwu, a suspected kingpin of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).

In a statement, the state police spokesman, Mike Abattam said Chukwu was arrested at Ehime-Mbano LGA of the state.

The spokesman also disclosed an IPOB member who joined other members to frustrate the arrest of the kingpin, was killed.

According Abattam, the suspect aged 34, played a major role in the murder of police operatives and burning of police stations in the state and had long been declared wanted by the police.

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He said following credible information, police operatives went to Chukwu shop at Ehime Mbano area to arrest him.

“The suspect raised alarm alerting members of his gang, picked a cutlass and rushed at one of the police operatives and attempted chopping off his head but was overpowered, disarmed and the cutlass recovered,” he said.

“While this was on, the already alerted members who came in their numbers to rescue him engaged the police in a gun duel and in the process, one of them was neutralised while others escaped with bullet wounds.

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