2023 Elections: Military, Police Begin Strategic Operation in 2 Terror Prone Regions
- The police has commenced special operation in the southeast and northwest regions of the country to curtail the activities of IPOB, ESN and bandits
- Olumiyiwa Adejobi, the spokesperson of the police, revealed that the operation was in conjunction with the military
- According to Adejobi, the governor of Imo state has taken a proactive measure to curtail insecurity in the state while calling on other southeast governors to meet the IG
FCT, Abuja - The police have embarked on special operations in southeast and northwest regions to curtail the activities of non-state actors such as the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Eastern Security Network and bandits.
Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the force's public relations officer, disclosed this in an interview, adding that the exercises were being carried out in conjunction with the military, The Punch reported.
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Adejobi said:
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“We have made adequate deployment to the South-East and the North-West. Immediately the president unveiled the anti-riot equipment last week, they were deployed, and that was about the third deployment of equipment nationwide."
The police chief also disclosed that the Imo state governor recently bought some weapons for the force, thereby reducing the activities of IPOB in the state.
He stated that the governor proactively got the equipment after he consulted with the Inspector General of Police.
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According to the spokesperson of the police, the IPOB and ESN activities are gaining momentum in Anambra, but the state commissioner of police has consulted with the IGP, and things are expected to come under control in the state.
He then urged governors in the southeast to meet with the IG individually or as a group to curtail the growth of terror in their states.
Tension erupts as explosion rocks media house 3 days to election
Legit.ng earlier reported that a local media house in the Ozuoba area of Port Harcourt, the Rivers state capital, had been attacked with an explosive.
The media house, named Atlantic TV and Wish 99.5FM, is owned by Chinyere Igwe, a member of the house of representatives.
Confirming the attack, Igwe said the generator house was affected, while the police said a briefing on the attack would soon hold.
"Attack on banks is armed robbery, and you will be treated as such": Police warns
The Nigeria Police Force has cautioned protesters to desist from attacking banks as it is equivalent to a robbery act.
Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the spokesperson of the force, in a broadcast, disclosed that any protester arrested for attacking banks would be treated as robbers by the police without recourse to human rights.
Adejobi added that those arrested will be charged to court for legal prosecution for armed robbery.
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