IgbereTV reports that the Enugu state commissioner for police, Ahmad Abdulrahmam has given a breakdown of what transpired at the early hours of Sunday at the Emene community, suburbs of the state metropolis which led to the shooting and killing of two people.

A press statement from the Police Commissioner which made available to IgbereTV by the Enugu State Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Daniel Ndukwe, reads:

"ENUGU STATE POLICE COMMAND PRESS RELEASE

POLICE BULLETIN

In Reply, Please Quote:
AZ:5052/ENS/PPRD/VOL.1/65
Date: 23rd August, 2020

The Director of News

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OPERATIVES ARREST RAMPAGEOUS PROSCRIBED IPOB MEMBERS AND RESCUE A SECURITY OPERATIVE

- CP Warns Acts of Rebellion Will Not be Tolerated in the State

1. Following credible information received on 23/08/2020 at about 0830hrs that suspected members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) numbering over five hundred (500) had gone on rampage, blocking and burning tyres on the road, after abducting Operatives of the Department of State Security (DSS), the Commissioner of Police, CP Ahmad AbdurRahman MCPSS, MCJ, MNIM immediately deployed Operatives of the Command, led by Enugu Metro Area commander, to rescue the adopted Operatives and restore normalcy.

2. On getting to the scene, the Operatives, who were joined by those of DSS, Army and Air Force, came under serious gunfire attacks by the hoodlums. They responded and in the ensuing gun duel, two of the hoodlums were gunned down, while some of them escaped with bullets wounds.

3. The Operatives successfully restored normalcy and rescued one of the DSS Operatives, who were at the said school to disperse the hoodlums from their unlawful assembly, while two (2) others were found lifeless in the scene and later confirmed dead.

4. Five (5) members of the group were arrested and they confessed to being members of the proscribed IPOB, and had gone to the school to hold a meeting and be trained in martial act and self-defense skills. Machetes, cut-to-size woods with nails affixed, phones and other items were recovered at the scene.

5. Meanwhile, before getting to the scene, the hoodlums had macheted and gruesomely killed a young man, set ablaze another, while also attacking Police personnel resident in the area.

6. To this end, the Commissioner, while warning that acts of rebellion by persons and/or groups (including the proscribed IPOB) capable of truncating the peace and tranquility enjoyed in the State will not be tolerated, made it clear that perpetrators will be made to face the full weight of the law.

7. He further warns hospitals and medical service providers against rejecting anyone seeking medical attention from bullet wounds. But they should treat and duly notify the Command of such persons by calling the following hotlines: 08032003702, 08086671202, 08075390883 or 08098880172."

kingzizzy:
Does this statement make any sense? What the authorities want stupid people to believe is that over 500 IPOB were having a meeting in a school where they are to be trained in martial arts? Lol? Why would anyone be training in martial arts if they are already armed?

Then you claim that armed IPOB abducted a DSS personnel then you arrived to engage in a shoot out with them and rescue the DSS personnel? If this was the speed at which Nigerian Police react, there would be no killer herdsmen in Nigeria

Meanwhile, before youarrived at the scene, IPOB had killed two people for no reason but didnt kill the DSS person you rescued?

The lies by the Police and DSS are just too much

Golan007:


Hand to hand combat is still undertaken in the military despite the fact they would always be issued firearms.

After 9/11 there were videos of Al Qaeda members training in martial arts despite also have firearms.

IamWonderful:
I [s]know the brainwashed proscribed IPOB will be the first that drew the first blood, probably they are already high on hard drugs[/s]

Nbotee:
In a much as I'm not a fan of some of the activities of IPOB and it's overzealous members, dis story jus doesnt add up..