Police arrest ESN ‘Native Doctor’

Reports say Police in Imo state has arrested the Native doctor of the ESN. The accused Eastern Security Network (ESN) native doctor was nabbed with an improvised explosive device by Imo state police on Thursday (IED).

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Commissioner of Police, Mr Abutu Yaro, issued a statement in Owerri, which was signed by the command’s spokesman, CSP Mike Abattam.

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“After a diligent forensic and technical intelligence gathering, the suspect, Benneth Okoli, 49, was arrested in his shrine at Akuma in Oru East LGA of Imo.

“On searching the shrine, one locally made IED, charms and weed suspected to be cannabis were recovered.

“The suspect on interrogation, made useful statements and is currently assisting the police to arrest the rest of his gang, presently on the run.”

“The team was directed to carry out discreet investigation and arrest the bandits involved in the attack of the police station.

He said that the CP commended the gallantry displayed by the officers and men of the command, urging them to sustain the tempo.“He also thanked the people of Imo for their support and solicited for an all society approach to sustaining the already improved security architecture in the state.