Sequel to the killing of Three Traditional Rulers at Nnenasa, in Njaba Local Government Area Headquarter of Imo state last Tuesday by yet to be identified Gunmen.
The traditional rulers were having a stakeholders’ meeting when the hoodlums attacked and opened fire on them.
The Police command in Imo state has come out to say that the command had no knowledge of the meeting before it was attacked.
The command made this known in a statement made available to newsmen signed by the state Public Relation Officer, PRO, CSP Mike Abattam.
CSP Abattam noted that Police only on vehicular patrol are posted to the area for now, since the Njaba Local Government Area Police division was razed down by hoodlums sometime ago. The attack saw two officers killed.
The statement went further to link the unfortunate attack on the Proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra,IPOB security network; Eastern Security Network,ESN.
The statement reads “At about 3 p.m., information was received that hoodlums, suspected to be members of the proscribed Independent People of Biafra, Security wing, Eastern Security Network (IPOB/ESN) were attacking the venue of the meeting of Traditional Rulers in Njaba Local Government Area"
“When the command got in the know of the attack, the commissioner of police immediately mobilised the command’s tactical unit to the scene to prevent the attack. On arrival,the special team were informed that the hoodlums had dashed away through the bush"
“At the scene, it was revealed that the Njaba LGA Traditional Rulers chairman, Mr Emeka Ihenacho invited and was having meeting with 15 traditional rulers of Njaba communities without alerting the police or other security agencies.
"Regrettably, two of the traditional rulers; HRH Eze S.C Osunwa of Ihebinowere Autonomous Community and HRH Eze Barr A. E Durueburuo of Okwudor Autonomous Community lost their lives in the attack while HRH Eze A. N Onyeka ( JP ) of Nkume Autonomous Community sustained gunshot injuries,” PPRO said.
The statement assured the public that the perpetrators of the ugly incident will be fished out and condoled with the bereaved
