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.
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