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From Emmanuel Uzor, Awka
Anambra State Police Command has confirmed that a Police-led Joint Security Force operating in Augusta area intercepted four suspected members of the Eastern Security Network (ESN) in Ufuma, Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State.
The arrest according to SP Toochukwu Ikenga, the Police Public Relations Officer, followed information received over time of planned attacks on security agents and innocent citizens by the dreaded group.
“Among the four suspects arrested was one Maduabuchi Nwafor AKA Omenkpo ‘M’ aged 32 years a native of Ufuma. He has been identified as one of the native doctors who prepares criminal charms for the group and uses his shrine for initiation ceremonies and meeting points for the criminals.
“Also, one of the suspects’ name withheld who is already assisting the police with information confessed to being one of the gunmen dispatched by the group to enforce illegal sit-at-home on May 30th, 2024.
“The Commissioner of Police, CP Nnaghe Obono Itam, ordered investigations to be widened and deepened to identify hideouts of the insurgents seeking to destabilize and truncate development in the state. He assures Ndi Anambra that the Police Command under his watch will continue to serve the people selflessly and will jealously protect the sources of its information from any harm.
