The police in Anambra State have announced the arrest of one person identified as one of those enforcing the sit-at-home order of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), in remembrance of those who died during the 1967 – 1970 Biafra Civil War.
The Command’s spokesman, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday in Awka, the Anambra State capital.
Markets, schools, banks and motor parks were closed on Thursday in honour of the Biafra remembrance day announced by the secessionist group, IPOB.
The Enugu-Onitsha expressway on Thursday was devoid of human and vehicular movements. Popular motor parks in the city were also deserted.
However, Ikenga in the statement said that the Command was fully aware of secessionist activities in the state.
He appealed to law-abiding citizens of Anambra to disregard IPOB’s propaganda, saying, “As a recent example, on May 29, 2024, at approximately 2:00 p.m., police operatives laid an ambush on miscreants along Oba flyover in Idemili South. This led to the interception of a gang of four armed men operating on motorbikes.”
The police spokesman said during the encounter, one miscreant was apprehended, while the other three managed to evade capture, sustaining bullet injuries in the process.
He said, “The operatives recovered a locally made Barreta pistol, four expended cartridges, two phones, and incriminating evidence indicative of unpatriotic and disloyal behavior towards the Nigerian government.”
“Rest assured, the police, along with other security agencies, have mobilized law enforcement resources to ensure the safety and security of every citizen in the state,” the statement partly read.
The command also circulated hotlines for residents of the state to reach out to the police in the case of any violence in their area.
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