IPOB Camp Raided in a coordinated operation, police operatives, soldiers, and officials from the Department of State Service (DSS) have conducted a raid on a camp situated in Eke-agbebor Isu, Onicha Local Government Area (LGA) of Ebonyi state, reportedly associated with the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
The operation was carried out in response to credible intelligence and was detailed in a press release issued on Thursday by SP Onome Onovwakpoyeya, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the state police command.
Security Operatives Arrests IPOB and ESN Men and Dismantle Shrine in Ebonyi State:
According to Onovwakpoyeya, the security team also dismantled a shrine located within the IPOB camp. “On September 13, acting on credible and actionable intelligence, tactical team operatives of the Command, in a joint operation with the military and the DSS, conducted a raid on an IPOB/ESN camp at Eke-agbebor Isu in Onicha LGA of Ebonyi state. During the operation, one of the IPOB/ESN members sustained a gunshot wound and succumbed to the injuries, while the rest managed to escape with varying degrees of bullet wounds.
“However, two individuals, namely Emmanuel Chinedu, alias ‘Patho,’ aged 26, and Paul Ani, alias ‘Osah,’ aged 38, were apprehended,” explained the PPRO.
In a separate incident, Onovwakpoyeya reported that another individual associated with IPOB was apprehended on September 14 by residents of Agba community in Ishielu local government area of the state.
She further disclosed that the suspect was attempting to flee the community when he was intercepted and handed over to the police.
Police Commissioner Appeals for Reporting of Bullet Wound Cases
The Commissioner of Police is taking this opportunity to appeal to all medical facilities, traditional healing centers, pharmacies, and all Ebonyi residents to promptly report anyone seeking medical treatment for bullet wounds to the nearest police station,” she emphasized.
IPOB, short for the Indigenous People of Biafra, is a self-determination movement in Nigeria that seeks the restoration of the defunct Republic of Biafra, which declared independence from Nigeria prior to the Nigerian Civil War (1967-1970). Since 2021, IPOB, along with other Biafran separatist groups, has been engaged in a low-intensity guerrilla conflict in southeastern Nigeria against the Nigerian government. The group, founded in 2012 by Nnamdi Kanu (currently in police custody) and Uche Mefor, continues to be a source of contention in the region.
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