{"id":5409,"date":"2023-12-05T11:03:35","date_gmt":"2023-12-05T11:03:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/esn-second-in-command-killed-as-police-raid-ipob-camp-in-aboh-mbaise\/"},"modified":"2023-12-05T11:03:35","modified_gmt":"2023-12-05T11:03:35","slug":"esn-second-in-command-killed-as-police-raid-ipob-camp-in-aboh-mbaise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/esn-second-in-command-killed-as-police-raid-ipob-camp-in-aboh-mbaise\/","title":{"rendered":"ESN second in command killed as police raid IPOB camp in Aboh-Mbaise"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>The Nigeria Police say the Second in Command to an Eastern Security Network, ESN Commander, Ebube Virus, has been killed in a fierce gunfight.<\/p>\n<p>The deceased suspect is on the Command\u2019s wanted list due to his nefarious activities in the Aboh Mbaise axis.<\/p>\n<p>The Commissioner of Police, Imo State Command, CP Aboki Danjuma said this in a statement issued by Police spokesman in the state, Henry Okoye, on Tuesday<\/p>\n<p>The CP said, \u201cFollowing the confessions made by the suspected IPOB\/ESN Terrorist allegedly involved in the killing of DPO Ahiazu Mbaise and other dastardly acts in the Mbaise axis, operatives of the Command\u2019s Anti-Kidnapping squad led by CSP Oladimeji Odeyeyiwa on Monday 4th of December, 2023 stormed the criminal hideout of a deadly IPOB\/ESN Terrorist Syndicate led by Ebube Virus and Ishaka, at Umuogu Amuzu in Aboh-Mbaise LGA of Imo State and dislodged the terrorists.<\/p>\n<p>The statement reads,\u201d In the process, a ferocious battle broke out between the terrorists and the combat-ready Police agents, neutralising the Second in Command to Ebube Virus, who is well-known on the Command\u2019s wanted list due to their nefarious actions in the Mbaise axis. Others who had been shot at had escaped. From the neutralised terrorist, one AK-47 rifle with 19 rounds of live ammunition was found.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAn operation is underway to find additional fugitive suspects and bring them to justice.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile praising the brave officers for their unwavering efforts in the fight against all violent crimes in the State, Imo State Command *CP Aboki Danjuma*, the Commissioner of Police, affirms the Command\u2019s commitment to working with other<\/p>\n<p>CP Danjuma called on \u2018Ndi Imo\u2019 to support the Police and other sister security agencies with timely and actionable information that will assist in the crusade against Terrorism in the state.<\/p>\n<p>He encouraged owners of hospitals and first-aid outlets to report any person seen with or treating gunshot injuries to the nearest Police Station.<\/p>\n<p>ESN second in command killed as police raid IPOB camp in Aboh-Mbaise<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Nigeria Police say the Second in Command to an Eastern Security Network, ESN Commander, Ebube Virus, has been killed&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5410,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4326,384,15,310],"tags":[12,387,180,99],"class_list":["post-5409","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ipob","category-metro","category-news","category-police","tag-ipob","tag-metro","tag-news","tag-police"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5409","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5409"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5409\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5410"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5409"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5409"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5409"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}