Rivers State Commissioner of
Police, Zaki Ahmed says thirty-two suspected members of the Indigenous People
of Biafra have been arrested.
CP Zaki said the thirty-two were
among those who allegedly caused mayhem at Oyigbo Local Government Area of the
state.
He also confirmed the killing of
two Police officers as well as many others who sustaining injuries.
Briefing newsmen at the Command’s
Headquarters in Moscow road in Port Harcourt, the Commissioner of Police,
however, said normalcy has since been restored in Oyigbo just as he vowed that
all those involved in the violent attack will be made to face the wrath of the
law.
CP Ahmed also dismissed reports
that a mosque was touched during the attack, adding that there is no
justification to the actions of the pro-Biafran agitators.
According to him, “The said group
who had no justification for their action also attacked a Police van from
Training School Nonwa enroute Port Harcourt International Airport and burnt the
Police van to ashes.
“The driver Inspr. Emaikwu
Ochochi was badly injured and is now on admission. They also carted away one AK
47 riffle with sixty rounds of live Ammunition, and one Berretta Pistol with 8
rounds of live Ammunition.
“At the end of their rampage,
many vehicles were damaged and stores burnt.
“The timely response of the
Police restored normalcy and brought the situation under control as I made
adequate deployment to arrest the situation. The mob were dispersed with
minimum force thereby restoring law and order. At the end of which 23 IPOB
members were arrested.
“However, the Command was awaken
to yet another sad incident today at about 0010hrs, where the same dare devil
IPOB members regrouped and launched a surprise attack on the Mobile Policemen
stationed at Oyigbo junction, killing a Police Sergeant identified as Sgt.
Steven Daniel attached to 19 PMF, injuring two and set a patrol vehicle ablaze
as a result of which a Sterling SMG Riffle belonging to the deceased Sgt. was
taken by the hoodlums.
“They were however repelled by
the Police, where about 9 of them were arrested, bringing the total number of
suspects arrested to 32. They are helping us in Investigation and will be due
in Court as soon as our Investigation is concluded.”
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