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EKO HOT BLOG the Imo State Police Command on Friday confirmed the arrest of a 50-year-old-man, identified as Simeon Onigbo, who is suspected to be a bomb manufacturer for the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, used in attacking police stations and government facilities in the state.
Micheal Abattam, the State Police Public Relations Officer, revealed the arrest of the IPOB Bomb Manufacturer to reporters in Owerri.
According to the command, the IPOB bomb manufacturer site in Uba Umuaka in Njaba Local Government Area of Imo State was discovered and stormed last Wednesday based on solid information provided to the police.
However, he stated that the IPOB Bomb Manufacturer had revealed the identities of other suspects involved in the bomb production both within and outside of the State.
“In-Line with the Commissioner of Police strategy in stemming crime, the Command’s Tactical Teams following credible intelligence received on 20/4/2022 at about 1700hours, revealed 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 Police Operatives immediately mobilised to the hideout of the terror group located at Uba Umuaka in Njaba LGA of Imo State and raided the camp.
In the course of the raid, one Simeon Onigbo ‘male’ age 50 years was arrested.
“On the spot interrogation, the suspect admitted being the manufacturer of most of the Improvised Explosive Devices ( I.E.Ds) used in attacking police stations in the State and outside the State.”
“Items discovered during the search for criminal hideouts include One ready-made improvised explosive device, fifty-eight pieces of Cannon Steel Pipe, two chisels, one Monday Hammer, one and a half bag of Potassium Nitrate, thirty pounds of sulphur, forty pounds of dry sand, ten fifty-eighths of red sand, thirty pounds of gun powder, a half bag of charcoal, thirty electronic motorcycle batteries, and seven lengths of forty meters iron rods.
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“Meanwhile, the Command’s Explosive Ordinance Disposal Unit (EOD) has taken over the recovered bomb for technical analysis and, later, possible detonation millimetres, the investigation is ongoing, and the suspect has made useful statements and mentioned members of his gangs outside the State who patronize him.”
“The Command’s operations are unwavering, and all attempts are being made to apprehend the remaining suspects,” police stated.
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