The Police in Ebonyi on Friday, announced the arrest of 15 persons suspected to be involved in the shooting by IPOB members on Tuesday at new market and Ishieke axis of the state.

The shooting was carried out as the suspects forced people to abide by the order issued by the Proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), stopping all residents from coming out of their homes for seven days, from July 3 to 10.

The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Faleye Olayele told reporters in Abakaliki that among the 15 suspects arrested from their hideouts, were two herbalists, Okwudili Otozi and Nnenna Ali.


“They have attacked our area commander and burnt our vehicle. They have been terrorizing the state. On July 4, they came to Ishieke firing sporadically and that was on Tuesday.

“I want to tell you that 15 of them have been apprehended, together with their herbalists. We recovered arms and charms of different kinds.

Olayele said that the suspects were preparing for another attack on Friday when they were arrested by the police.

“This shows that our officers are dedicated to their duties; the arrest was made possible by our men through the information we got,” he said, and warned all criminal elements to steer clear of Ebonyi.

However, one of the herbalists told newsmen that he was forced to join the gang.

“I did not know that they wanted to operate in Ebonyi; they came to me and requested for medicine and I gave it to them, after which they forced me to join them to the bush for further preparations.

“Please, I was forced to follow them after I gave them the medicine,” Otozi claimed.

Ebubu6:
Please am begging u 😭😭😭😭😭


If u’re tired of lyf, come to Ebonyi and do sit at home.



Or if u miss ur dead grandfather, Ebonyi can send u to go and see him

NwaEzefuNaMba:
Ebonyi will never be part of their mindless and thoughtless agitations.

NwaEzefuNaMba:
Ebonyi will never be part of their mindless and thoughtless agitations.

SpaceTour:
The people enforcing sit at home in ebonyi are ebonyi people. You cannot find other igbos in ebonyi state except few. Ebonyi is a backward useless worthless state, igbos don’t even remember that it is there

omenka:
The useless zoo police probably arrested innocent youths going about their legitimate businesses and paraded them am ESN gunmen.

I can bet my life some of them were simply on an errand by their grandparents before they were apprehended, just the way it happened two years ago.

Vanguard has joined the Lagos Ibadan express media.

Arda1000:
What is that old woman doing there make dem free those innocent people Biko

omenka:
The useless zoo police probably arrested innocent youths going about their legitimate businesses and paraded them am ESN gunmen.

I can bet my life some of them were simply on an errand by their grandparents before they were apprehended, just the way it happened two years ago.

Vanguard has joined the Lagos Ibadan express media.

HitlerWasRight:


You are irredeemable.

Dafresh:
They have arrested innocent youths as usual