The Ebonyi State Police Command has announced the arrest of 20 persons suspected to be working for the proscribed Eastern Security Network (ESN) in the state.
The Police said the suspects were part of a gang of ESN who invaded the Divisional Police headquarters in Ugbodo, Ebonyi Local Government Area and killed two officers on May 22, 2021.
Police spokesperson, Chris Anyanwu, who made the announcement in a statement on Tuesday said this in a statement in Abakaliki on Tuesday.
He gave the names of the arrested suspects as Chimezie Emeh, Anthony Joseph Osilame, Peter OziokoEgbunike and Ifeanyi Okoro Emetu.
Others are: Longinus Obinna Idenyi, OgbonnayaNeankwo, H Mezie, Eze Joshue Nnabuike.
Anyanwu said the command recovered some vehicles, including a Toyota Corolla LE, Toyota Camry 2.2 model, Toyota Camry (Tiny Light) and Toyota Sienna 2000 model.
Others are Toyota Corolla DS, Toyota Camry Spider and a yellow Toyota mini-bus without a registration number were recovered during the operation.
He said since the attack, operatives of the Command’s tactical teams have been on the trail of the hoodlums.
He revealed that acting on credible information, the hoodlums were intercepted along Ishieke road in a yellow mini-bus without a registration number.
He said that on sighting the police team, the hoodlums opened fire but men of the Command demobilised their vehicle and arrested some of them while others escaped.
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