Police Uncover IPOB’s Bomb Factory In Ebonyi

Security operatives have uncovered a bomb factory in the southeast operated by the Indigenous People of Biafra(IPOB) and its militia arm, Eastern Security Network (ESN).

Chris Anyanwu, Ebonyi Police Spokesperson disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Abakaliki, capital of the state, saying operatives engaged the IPOB/ESN members in a gun duel killing two of the terrorists and arresting one of the state commanders.

“The Police bomb expert in the Command described it as a complete Bomb Factory – the biggest in the South-East and that each of the hand grenades (first of its kind) is capable of causing collosal damage to buildings and mass killing of humans,” Anyanwau said.

Items recovered include “30 pieces of IEDs using safety fuses primed in non-electric initiator/detonator, Sixty-three (63) wraps of Super power 90mm gelatin, two (02) Solar prime 90mm gelatin, sixteen (16) Danger 90 gelatin, twenty (20) Ideal power 90 gelatin 50mm, two hundred and thirty-nine (239) pieces of plain Non-electric detonators, fourteen (14) pieces of primed nonels, ninety-nine (99) pieces of one-inch safety fuses, and One complete roll of Safety fuse.

Anyanwu announced that the Police raided one of the biggest and most notorious camps of the IPOB/ESN located at Obegu, a boundary area between Onicha-Isu and Ishielu LGAs of Ebonyi State.

“The invasion of the criminals’ den was necessitated by an earlier encounter between operatives of the Command’s Tactical Teams, sequel to a credible information gathered that the hoodlums were operating/wreaking havoc in the state with a Toyota Sienna space bus which they robbed at gun point from the owner within Ishielu axis.

“A quick trail and joint effort with a team of detectives attached to Ohaukwu Division led to the arrest of Sunday Ubah a.k.a Bongo, the State Commander of the IPOB/ESN in Ebonyi State.

“The miscreant who gave revealing pieces of information about the activities and modus operandi of the criminals, initially claimed that he is their PRO and native of Umunnochi in Isuikwuato LGA, Abia State.

‘However, a scrupulous investigation aided by his antecedents/profile with the Police Command proved that he is a native of Obegu, Onicha LGA of Ebonyi State and indeed the factional Commander of the outfit in Obegu”.

Anyanwu said the gun battle with the hoodlums led to the tracking down of the hoodlums along Agba-Isu road on Wednesday December 14, adding that some operatives sustained minor bullet injuries while two of the hoodlums were neutralized, one (the Commander) apprehended while others escaped with various degrees of bullet injuries.

He said the team, which also had the military and DSS, among others, who were armed with credible information courtesy of the suspect, stormed the houses/residences of the Commander and others.

He said search warrants were executed which led to IPOB/the discoveries were Improvised Explosive Devices and parts used in making IEDs.