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The Perpetrators of the INEC Office Attacks are Finally Revealed by the Police

The Perpetrators of the INEC Office Attacks are Finally Revealed by the Police

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The perpetrators of the INEC office attacks are finally revealed by the police

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The attack on the Imo state office of the Independent National Electoral Commission       (INEC) was carried out, according to Imo state police, by members of the banned Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed group, the Eastern Security Network (ESN).NewsReport gathered.

The spokesperson for the Imo state police command, Mike Abattam while speaking in Owerri on Sunday, December 4, said that the police officers who were on duty during the attack repelled the gunmen. Daily Trust reports.

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He alleged that the IPOB and ESN members threw Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) into the Oru West offices of INEC from outside the fence of the facility.

“The police operatives who engaged the hoodlums professionally inflicted various degrees of injuries on them.

 

“Having suffered a huge defeat, the hoodlums retreated, escaping in their vehicle, and were given a hot chase by the operatives.

 

” Minor damages to the INEC office Speaking further, Abattam said that while trying to escape, the explosives carried by the suspected IPOB and ESN members fell on the floor of INEC’s conference room causing minor damages.

He also noted that while no life was lost, the police are currently carrying out an investigation and making moves to arrest the perpetrators of the criminal act.

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