By BARBARA KALU, Owerri –
The Police Force in Imo State have arrested a suspected bomb manufacturer belonging to the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB/Eastern Security Network (ESN) in the state.
The police spokesman in the state, CSP Michael Abattam, said the suspect, identified as Simeon Onigbo, was arrested when the police raided the terrorist’s hideout at Uba Umuaka in Njaba LGA of the state.
“In the course of the raid, one Simeon Onigbo ‘m’ age 50 years was arrested. On the spot interrogation, the suspect admitted being the manufacturer of most of the Improvised Explosive Devices ( I.E.Ds) used in attacking police stations in the State and outside the state”.
“On searching the criminal hideouts items recovered includes the following: One already prepared Improvised Explosive Devices, Fifty eight pieces of Cannon Steel Pipe, Two Chisels, One Monday Hammer one and a half bag of Potassium Nitrate, thirty Pounds Weight of Sulphur, Fourty Pounds Weight of dry Sand, Ten Pounds Weight of Red Sand, Thirty Pounds Weight of Gun Powder, Half Bag of Charcoal, Thirty Electronic Motorcycle Batteries and Seven Lengths of 8 millimeters Iron Rods”.
“Meanwhile, the Command’s Explosive Ordinance Disposal Unit (EOD) has taken over the recovered bomb for technical analysis and subsequently for possible detonation.”he said
The police spokesman added that investigation is ongoing and that the suspect has made useful statement about other members of his gangs outside the state who patronise him.
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