Three Dead as Police Raid Alleged IPOB/ESN Hideout in Enugu, Retrieve Weapons

On Friday, the Enugu State Police Command announced that it had gunned down three members of the Eastern Security Network of the Indigenous People of Biafra in the state’s Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area and collected their weapons.

DSP Daniel Ndukwe, the command’s spokesman, revealed this in a statement made accessible to journalists in Enugu on Friday.

Ndukwe stated that the hoodlums were slain on Thursday when a team of police Special Forces and operatives from the Igbo-Eze North Police Division raided their camp in the Imufu area of the council.

Ndukwe claims that when the operatives got into a gunfight with the rebellious gangs, “three of the hoodlums were neutralised in the ensuing gunfight,” adding that many others escaped with varying degrees of gunshot wounds.

“Four pump action guns, one locally fabricated revolver gun, and pistol, 67 live cartridges, military camouflage uniforms, fabrics of IPOB insignia, objects suspected to be amulets and other incriminating exhibits were recovered,” the statement Revealed.

Meanwhile, Ndukwe stated that early research has found that “the criminal elements were responsible for the shooting and killing of two Neighbourhood Watch Group security personnel on 21/07/2023 at about 1 a.m, at Umuagama in Enugu-Ezike community of Igbo-Eze North LGA and had made several attempts to enforce the illegal sit-at-home order in some parts of the council.”

He stated that the Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Ammani, had restated the command’s unflinching commitment to rooting out unrepentant offenders in the state, while praising the operatives for a job well done.

Ndukwe said that the commissioner charged command officers with remaining firm, resilient, and maintaining the tempo while asking the ongoing assistance of state citizens to filter out criminal elements in society.

He said, “We are urging residents of Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area and owners of medical facilities in particular, to promptly report individuals sighted with gunshot wounds to the nearest police station. Or by calling the Command’s emergency hotlines on 08032003702, 08075380883, 08086671202, or 08098880172, or send emails to infoenugupolice@gmail.com.”