The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has denied the involvement of IPOB and Eastern Security Network (ESN) in the bombardment of Owerri Prisons and Imo Police Command Headquarters.
The Owerri Prisons and Imo Police Command Headquarters came under strong bombardment early hours of Monday when Gunmen attacked the Owerri Correctional Prison in the Imo State capital and freed over 1500 inmates.
The gunmen operated from 1am till 3am.
The attackers also razed the Imo State Police Command headquarters situated in Owerri and burnt almost all the vehicles parked at the command headquarters.
The hoodlums further freed the suspects in almost all the cells at the State Criminal Investigation Department of the command.
IPOB Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful saiid linking of the groups to the darsdardly act.
He said that it was fabricated news that IPOB and ESN members were behind the attack.
“The attention of IPOB has been drawn again to the fallacious and fabricated news that IPOB and ESN are involved in the attack of prison and police headquarters in Owerri Imo State.
IPOB and ESN are known group not unknown gunmen. ESN is in the bush chasing Fulani terrorists, why linking IPOB and ESN to this attack. IPOB and ESN were not involved in the attack in Owerri Imo State. and the recent attack on Onitsha Owerri road at Ukwuorji junction. It is not our mandate to attack security personnel or prison facilities,” he said.
According to him, “The Nigeria Government and her compromised media outfits should stop linking IPOB and ESN to the multiple attacks going on in Nigeria now. IPOB was formed on principle of peace and we are still in it. Unknown gunmen is a different people which we don’t know them and they not IPOB or ESN security outfit.”
Already, Soldiers have taken over the Okigwe roundabout and road leading to the Correctional Centre diverting vehicles from taking Okigwe roundabout to their destinations.
