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Police accuse IPOB, ESN of attacks on Police, Correctional Services headquarters in Imo
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By Evelyn Usman
The Police High Command has accused the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra , IPOB /Eastern Security Network ,ESN of the attacks on the headquarters of the Imo State Police Command and that of the Nigerian Correctional Services in Owerri, the state capital, at the early hours of yesterday.
It has also confirmed that no life was lost but that a policeman only sustained bullet wound.
Consequently, the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Mohammed Adamu, has ordered the immediate deployment of additional units of Police Mobile Force and other Police Tactical Squads to Imo State, with a view to strengthening security there , as well as prevent further attacks on security formations or any other critical national infrastructure.
The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has blamed members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and Eastern Security Network (ESN) for the attacks in Imo.
Adamu has, however, ordered the deployment of additional units of Police Mobile Force (PMF) and other Police Tactical Squads to Imo State to strengthen security.
Imo State Police Command Headquarters and the Headquarters of the Nigerian Correctional Services (NCS) in Owerri were bombed on Monday.
Force spokesman, Frank Mba, revealed that the attackers used sophisticated weapons such as General Purpose Machine Guns (GPMGs), Sub-Machine Guns (SMGs), AK49 rifles, Rocket Propelled Grenades (RPGs), Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs).
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