Several other persons also sustained injuries while an unspecified number of IPOB members were allegedly arrested by the police while attempting to flee the area. The Guardian gathered that Emene was tense for a greater part of Sunday as police flooded the area, restricting the movement of persons and vehicles as they combed the area in search of IPOB members. The streets were vacated as the security operatives continued in their raid in the area. When instructions came for them to defend themselves, it was already late as the two officials were already dead. Asked whether they were actually training new members on combat, he stated that, “it depends on what they mean by combat.

Source: The Guardian August 23, 2020 15:45 UTC