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Police Arrest Prime Suspect Over Killing Of Two Officers In Imo

Imo Police Command has apprehended a key suspect in the deadly November 2023 attack that claimed a Divisional Police Officer and an Inspector of Police. 

The accused, believed to be a member of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), is said to have been the driver of the operation vehicle during the heinous act.

The suspect was arrested on Monday after a fierce gun battle at their hideout at Amauze in Aboh Mbaise Local Government Area of the State.

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Disclosing this in a statement on Tuesday,  the Command spokesman,  Henry Okoye, said the suspect, one Chidebere Nwuzor (38), was arrested on April 8, after a fierce gunfight with the police operatives.
Okoye said the suspect sustained a gunshot injury on his right leg that forced him to surrender.
He said the suspect has been on the Command’s wanted list due to a series of terrorist activities he perpetrated in the state alongside his criminal cohorts.
“He was arrested on 8/04/2024, in his criminal hideout at Umuogu, Amauze in Aboh Mbaise after a fierce gunfight with the ever-gallant operatives, which forced him to surrender after sustaining gunshot injuries on his right leg.

“Items recovered from the suspect include; one pump action gun with six rounds of live cartridges, one Barrera Pistol loaded with 2 rounds of live ammunition, and other incriminating teams 

On interrogation, he said, “The suspect confessed to being a member of a deadly IPOB/ESN syndicate responsible for enforcing unlawfully imposed sit-at-home orders by the outlaw group and unleashing mayhem on unsuspecting citizens in the State.”

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