The Anambra State Command said the commission has apprehended four alleged suspected Eastern Security Network (ESN) militias at Ufuma and Orumba North in Anambra State.
The police spokesperson, Tochukwu Ikenga, said in a release made available through the force Facebook page on Tuesday that the arrest was carried out by the Police-Led Joint Security Force in Aguata on Monday, June 17.
The statement explained that, “Among the four suspects arrested is one Maduabuchi Nwafor A K A Omenkpo ‘M’, aged 32, a native of Ufuma. He has been identified as one of the native doctors who prepares criminal charms for the group and uses his shrine for initiation ceremonies and meeting points for the criminals.”
“Also, one of the suspects’ names was withheld, and someone who is already assisting the police with information confessed to being one of the gunmen dispatched by the group to enforce illegal sit-at-home on May 30th, 2024.”
In the bid to stop insurgency within the state, the Commissioner of Police, Nnaghe Itam, has directed that an in-depth investigation be carried out, highlighting that their aim was to locate their hideout.
He further pledged to the resident that during the course of his stay as CP, the Police Command, would “jealously protect the sources of its information to protect informers from harm.”
