Joint Security Operatives Crush IPOB/ESN Strongholds, Neutralise Many

The Imo State Police Command revealed that the Joint Security Operatives person neutralised respective IPOB/ESN terrorists and arrested respective others during theatre operations successful Mbaitoli/ Njaba areas successful Imo State.

This was made known done a connection made disposable to newsmen by the constabulary nationalist relations officer, PPRO, Henry Okoye.

He said, “The Commissioner of Police, Imo State Command, CP Aboki Danjuma, unneurotic with the Military Service Commanders and the Director of the Department of State Services (DSS), Imo State, today, 17th September 2025, paid an operational sojourn to Joint Security Operatives comprising the Police, Military, Air Force, Navy, and DSS unit engaged successful peculiar operations astatine Ezioha successful Mbaitoli LGA, and Umuele, Ubuakpu, and Amakor successful Njaba LGA.

“During the ongoing operations, identified IPOB/ESN violent camps wrong these areas were successfully dismantled. In the people of the encounter, respective terrorists were neutralised, portion immoderate suspects were arrested for further investigation.

Others escaped with slug wounds. Exhibits recovered from the camps see a ample cache of arms and ammunition. At the aforesaid time, Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) were safely detonated by the Joint Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team, alongside different incriminating items.”

According to him, the high-powered sojourn aimed to boost the operatives’ morale, measure the mission’s progress, and reaffirm the information agencies’ agreed resoluteness to reconstruct bid and information crossed the State.

Present astatine the sojourn were the Commander 34 Artillery Brigade, Obinze, Brigadier General I. M. Abass; Air Commodore D. E. Bello, Commander Nigerian Air Force 211 Quick Response Group (QRG); the Commander Oguta Naval Base, Commodore MA Abass; and the Director DSS, DD Uche Dunkwu. They joined the CP successful commending the gallant efforts of the operatives, noting their professionalism, discipline, and resilience successful confronting coercion and different convulsive crimes.

In their abstracted remarks, Brigadier General Abass, Air Commodore Bello, the Naval Commander, and the Director DSS assured sustained inter-agency collaboration and enactment for the operations.

They urged the operatives to support vigilance, adhere strictly to rules of engagement, and stay focused until full bid is entrenched successful the State.

The Imo State Police Command, successful synergy with different information agencies, remained committed to eliminating transgression elements and sustaining peace. Residents of Mbaitoli, Njaba, and the full State are urged to spell astir their lawful businesses without fear, arsenic normalcy has been restored.

The connection encouraged nationalist members to enactment ongoing operations by providing credible accusation connected suspicious activities done 0803 477 3600 and reporting anyone seen with oregon treating gunshot injuries to the nearest constabulary presumption without delay.