The Enugu State Police Command recently conducted a raid on hideouts linked to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its Eastern Security Network (ESN) in the Akwuke area of Enugu metropolis.
Despite facing resistance from the renegades, who engaged in gunfire upon the police’s arrival, law enforcement prevailed, resulting in the neutralization of two individuals.
DSP Daniel Ndukwe reported that the operation took place around 2:30 a.m. on Saturday.
While some members of the outlawed group managed to escape, sustaining gunshot wounds, authorities seized significant items including firearms such as an AK-47 rifle, a Sub-Machine Gun (SMG), and a stainless Pump-Action Gun (PAG), along with ammunition.
Also, the police recovered five live cartridges and a small blue-colored Gideon New Testament Bible, suspected to have been used to conceal objects such as charms.
“In pursuance of the proactive/crime prevention strategies devised by the state’s Commissioner of Police, Mr Kanayo Uzuegbu, police operatives of Anti-Cultism Tactical Squad carried out an intelligence-guided raid of a suspected IPOB/ESN hideout in Akwuke community in Enugu metropolis.
“A preliminary investigation reveals that the breech number of the recovered AK-47 was wiped off.
“The criminal elements are responsible for several attacks and carting away of police officers rifles, as the rifle’s magazine bore the Nigeria Police Force colour. Further discreet investigations are ongoing,” he said.
The spokesperson noted that the CP while commending the operatives for the feat, reaffirmed the command’s unwavering commitment to rid Enugu State of unrepentant criminals.
He said that the commissioner solicited the continued support of the citizenry while urging them and owners of medical facilities, in particular, to report persons found with gunshot wounds to the nearest police operative or station.
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