Security Agents’ Set Ablaze Family Home of Suspected IPOB Leader In Imo
Sporadic gunshots were reported early on Tuesday and a home burnt in Umuneke-Nta in Isiala Mbano local government area of Imo state after security operatives stormed the community. Their entry is believed to be in search of a leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, identified as 50-year-old Theddus Ekechukwu, aka Moputu. Ekechukwu, whose wife is said to be a police officer, was seen around the community till the evening before the incident.
A witness said the security personnel drove into the community in seven vehicles, including an armoured car. The eyewitness said that the security operatives wore jackets with police boldly written on their backs. Also, their vehicles were labelled ‘FBI-R’.
The source further explained that the security team arrived at the community around 1:00 am and laid siege around Moputu’s house in an attempt to arrest him. But after the long waiting and searching his house for him and couldn’t find him, the officers set the family house on fire in the presence of family members. However, Police Public Relations Officer, Orlando Ikeokwu said he was yet to be informed about the incident.
