In Enugu state, Operatives of the state Police Command from the Tactical Squads and Operation Restore Peace raided IPOB/ESN camp in a forest at Agu-Ibeje in Enugu-Ezike community of Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area.
The statement by the Police Public Relations Officer , DSP Daniel Ndukwe , noted that the Operatives, while carrying out tactical and intelligence-driven dusk to dawn raid of the forest between 11th and 12th August, engaged the hoodlums in a gun duel, neutralized one , recovered arms, ammunition, different motor vehicles and motorcycles and other incriminating exhibits. He also said that the corpse of a missing Police Officer was exhumed.
The corpse has been identified as Okpanachi Johnson, a Police Officer serving in Igbo-Eze North Police Division of the Command who had gone missing on 30th July, 2022.
The Commissioner of Police, Abubakar Lawal has commended the Operatives for the successful raid and charged his men to remain focused on actualizing the overall goal of ridding the state of unrepentant criminal elements.
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