Police is however aware of insurgent activities to the south of Umunze in a neighbouring state and collaborative effort is ongoing to root them out of the place.
The Anambra State Command of the Nigeria Police Force has warned people of the state to desist from describing Umunze in Orumba South Local Government Area of the state as a "No-Go-Area" and the headquarters of the Eastern Security Network (ESN), the armed wing of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
The Anambra State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, in a statement issued to newsmen in Awka, the state capital, said that the attention of the State Police Command was drawn to a story making the rounds on social media claiming that Umunze is the Headquarters of the ESN and that the police regarded the town as a "No-Go-Area".
Ikenga stated that while the police sympathised with the kidnap victim who was allegedly held for four days in the area, “It is important to let the public know that the claims attributed to the man are false and baseless.”
The police spokesperson recalled that the police-led Forward Operating Base in Aguata Local Government Area of the state in October smashed the “insurgents” camp at Ogbunka near Umunze, rescued three kidnapped victims including a Priest, recovered nine stolen vehicles and three Pump Action guns and arrested three of the criminals.
“So how can anyone claim the police describe Umunze as a no-go area? The Divisional Police Headquarters in Umunze is functioning at full capacity and the police continue to discharge its responsibilities to the people in the area.
“Police is however aware of insurgent activities to the south of Umunze in a neighbouring state and collaborative effort is ongoing to root them out of the place.
“The Commissioner of Police, Aderemi Adeoye, wishes to assure the good people of the state that their safety remains the most important priority of the Police Command and this is permanent,” Ikenga added.