The Eastern Security Network, or ESN, and the Indigenous People of Biafra, or IPOB, are said to have built the largest bomb factory in the South-East, according to the Ebonyi State Police Command.
The IPOB/ESN bomb plant, according to the Command, is situated at Obegu, which separates Ebonyi State’s Onicha-Isu and Ishielu Local Government Areas.
According to Command’s spokesman Chris Anyanwu, the bomb factory was found following a gunfight with ESN agents.
Anyanwu claimed that the bomb plant has the power to cause massive casualties and destruction.
He revealed that two ESN members and a State Commander perished in the gunfight that followed the Wednesday attack on police officers conducting an inquiry along the Agba-Isu road.
He disclosed that some of the policemen sustained injuries during the operation.
He noted that following the gun duel, a joint team of the Command’s Tactical Teams, the Military and DSS, armed with credible information, swooped on the houses/residences of the Commander and others.
The Command spokesman said searches carried out on the residences led to the discoveries of Improvised Explosive Devices and parts used in making IEDs.
A statement by Anyanwu reads partly: “A quick trail and joint effort with a team of detectives attached to Ohaukwu Division led to the arrest of Sunday Ubah, a.k.a Bongo, the State Commander of the IPOB/ESN in Ebonyi State.
“The Police bomb expert in the Command described it as a complete Bomb Factory – the biggest in the South-East and that each of the hand grenades (first of its kind) is capable of causing colossal damage to buildings and mass killing of humans.”
Meanwhile, the IPOB has repeatedly denied being involved in any form of violence or arms deal.
