……..recover live Python
Operatives of the Imo State Police Command have uncovered a deadly shrine belonging to the Eastern Security Network ( ESN) and the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in Ubah Agwa in Oguta Local Government Area of the state and arrested 7 persons.
The Police Public Relations Officer ( PPRO), Michael Abattam who disclosed this to newsmen in Owerri, the state capital said the operatives also recovered Charms used by the outlawed groups to fortify themselves for their operations including a live python.
Abatan said” the Command’s Tactical Teams on 18/5/2022 at about 0600 hours hastily mobilised when it received credible information that the native doctor who prepares the charms for fortifications against bullets and knives for group has returned after fleeing the community.
He said the arrest was possible following revealations made in course of interrogating the suspects earlier arrested in connection with the killing of of a female police officer, Inspector Felicia Nwagbara.
According to him, the team was able to locate the criminal hideout in Ubah Agwa and” immediately cordoned- off the area and tactically went into the den
” The hoodlums on sighting the police operatives, attempted to escape only to discover that the whole escape routes had been saturated with police operatives hence, they were arrested.
