67 members of the
Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) including their herbalist have been arrested
at Mmahu Egbema in Imo state.
Imo police
spokesperson, Orlando Ikeokwu said members of the proscribed separatist group
were arrested for unlawful gathering among other offences.
The arrested IPOB
members had converged somewhere in Owerri North area of the State on August 9
before moving to Egbema, where they were said to be arrested at a checkpoint by
soldiers who called the police for reinforncement.
Ikeokwu alleged that
the arrested members of the group were heading to the residence of one Cyprian
Amadi in Abashieke, Egbema in Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area said to be a
herbalist, to fortify themselves against bullets.
The police
spokesperson who accused the suspects of planning an attack on security
agencies with the aim of snatching weapons, further alleged that the suspected
herbalist had removed bullets from an IPOB member who sustained gunshot
injuries in the past.
Ikeokwu said;
"It is also
noteworthy that the group attacked and snatched two rifles from police during a
violent protest in 2018, of which the rifles were later recovered from a kidnap
gang in a robbery operation."
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