The Imo Police Command says it has arrested a suspected explosive Manufacturer who is making an Improvised Explosive Device (IEDs) for the terrorist militia, Eastern Security Network (ESN) who are the violent wing of IPOB in Uba Umuaka, Njaba LGA in Imo state. The police Spokesperson, Mike Abattem made this known while issuing a statement on behalf of the police today.
In his statement, “Following credible intelligence received on 20/4/2022 at about 1700hours, revealing the hideout of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB/Eastern Security Network (ESN), its militia wing, where they are manufacturing Improvised Explosive Devices used in attacking Police Stations and Government facilities in the state,” the statement reads.
“The Police Operatives immediately mobilized to the hideout of the terror group located at Uba Umuaka in Njaba local government area of Imo State and raided the camp”.
According to the police, the suspect arrested, Simeon Onigbowho, 50-years-old, was raided in his hideout by the police where a lot of bomb manufacturing equipment was recovered.
The police reiterated that the suspect after questioning admitted to being the manufacturer of most of the IEDs being used by the ESN in launching attacks on police stations in Imo and its neighboring states.
Parading the items recovered from the suspect’s house, police displayed one IDE, 58 pieces of cannon steel pipe, two chisels, one hammer, half bag of potassium nitrate, 30 pounds weight of sulfur, 40 pounds weight of dry sand, 10 pounds weight of red sand, 30 pounds weight of gun powder, half bag of charcoal, 30 electronic motorcycle batteries and seven lengths of eight millimeters iron rods, all recovered from the suspect.
The police revealed that “The Command’s Explosive Ordinance Disposal Unit (EOD) has taken over the recovered bomb for technical analysis and subsequently for possible detonation,”
Abattem added that police has commenced a manhunt for other collaborators and would soon be paraded the suspect to court after the investigation is completed.