The ‘Commander’ of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Sunday Ubah a.k.a Bongo has been arrested in Ebonyi State by the Ebonyi State Police Command.
The Police Command said it has killed two other persons.
The spokesperson of the police command, SP Chris Anyanwu, made this revelation in a statement made available to journalists, Abakaliki.
The spokesperson revealed that the successful operation was achieved after the operatives of the police stormed the hideout of the suspected criminals.
“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 in Ebonyi.
“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 local government area of Abia.
“However, a scrupulous investigation aided by his antecedents/profile with the Police Command proved that he is a native of Obegu community of Ebonyi and indeed the factional Commander of the outfit in Obegu.
“During the gun duel that ensued while the hoodlums were tracked down and pursued along Agba-Isu road on Wednesday, a couple of police operatives sustained minor bullet injuries while two of the hoodlums were neutralized.
“One (the Commander) was apprehended while others escaped with various degrees of bullet injuries,” Anyanwu said.
He said items operatives of the police command recovered bombs and explosives from the house of the commander.
“30 pieces of IEDs using safety fuses primed in non-electric initiator/detonator, 63 wraps of Superpower 90mm gelatin.
“Two Solar prime 90mm gelatin, 16 Danger 90 gelatin. 20 Ideal power 90 gelatin 50mm.
“239 pieces of plain non-electric detonators, 99 pieces of one-inch safety fuses, one complete roll of safety fuse and two proscribed Biafran flags and silver-coated daggers.
“Others are assorted fetish substances, charms, four long-range riot gunners, 124 smoke cartridges, and four police uniforms belonging to slain policemen.