We are ready to repel any attack from IPOB - Rivers Police Command

In the wake of several attacks in Abia and Imo, the Rivers State Police Command has assured residents and business operators in the state that it has taken steps to ensure anyone is protected from any sudden attack.

The assurance was given to the spokesman of the command, Nnamdi Omoni in an interview with journalists in Port Harcourt on Monday, April 5, 2021. He was responding to the deadly attack at the Imo State Police Headquarters and Correctional Centre.

Omoni said the command in Rivers State is on the alert to repel and contain any similar attack in the state.

“There is no cause for alarm. We will not rest on our oars. The Police in Rivers State are prepared to repel any such attack. We are able and equal to the task,” he said.

The Force Headquarter had accused IPOB’s Eastern Security Network of masterminding and executing the attacks which led to the escape of about 1,880 inmates and the burning of properties worth millions of Naira, Daily Post reports.