The Ebonyi State Police Command has arrested individuals alleged to be responsible for shooting in parts of the state on Tuesday, July 4, 2023.
Parading them at the command headquarters in Abakaliki, the state capital, the Police commissioner, Faleye Olaleye, explained that his men apprehended 15 suspects including a herbalist who prepares charms for the gunmen.
Some of the suspects were also said to have invaded parts of Abakaliki shooting sporadically to enforce the sit-at-home order by pro-Biafra agitators.
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“15 of them have been apprehended even with their herbalist. You can see the board, you can see the red cloth they were wearing that day & you can see the paraphernalia which also includes the women.
They were preparing for another attack today when we carried out the sting operation & arrested them,” the Commissioner of Police said.
Recall that gunmen, on Tuesday, July 4, 2023, dispersed citizens, particularly traders, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State.