The Imo State Police Command has accused the Eastern Security Network (ESN) and the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) of killing one of its female officers, Chinyere Obialor.
WITHIN NIGERIA had reported that Obialor was killed on Wednesday when gunmen ambushed her and her colleagues at Ihitte junction on Owerri- Aba Road in Owerri.
According to TheCable, a source said, “She was killed in a gun battle when criminals ambushed them at Ihitte junction on Owerri-Aba road. She was from Mgbidi in Oru-west LGA of Imo State.
“She was attached to the highway patrol team unit. The hoodlums abandoned their vehicles and took to their heels.”
The State Police Public Relations Officer, Michael Abattam, who confirmed the incident, said “We lost one of our officers, a female, in a fierce attack by the IPOB and their security wing known as Eastern Security Network (ESN).
“In the process of the gun battle, they abandoned one of their vehicles and ran. We are investigating the case to fish out the perpetrators.”