The International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety) has asked the Imo State Police Commissioner, Aboki Danjuma, to thoroughly investigate and dismantle the Atta-Njaba violent criminal network, allegedly run by a group of illegally armed persons.

It stated that the gang has continued to lay siege on the Umuejike in Egwedu Autonomous Community of Atta in Njaba Local Government Area of Imo State.

The group recalled that in collaboration with the Anambra State security outfit recently, it dismantled a similar violent criminal gang in Uli part of Anambra State.

Board Chairman of the group, Emeka Umeagbalasi, in a statement, said the unchecked violent activities of the alleged killer gang in Atta-Njaba were said to have ranged from serial and premeditated murder to the maintenance of a torture chamber, including detention cages; the running of a violent criminal network; abductions and enforced disappearances; threats to life; unlawful and prolonged detention with torture and other sub-human treatments, including physical mutilation.

“The long list of the alleged atrocities was also said to have included malicious destruction of properties, unlawful possession of firearms, including prohibited firearms in the range of AK-47 rifles, widespread intimidation, humiliation and extortion of local market women, neighbours, local politicians and other members of the public-using “unknown gunmen or IPOB/ESN membership” as a pretext or cover.

“For the purpose of a thorough and conclusive investigation, therefore, we are aligning ourselves with the recent investigative directive by IGP Kayode Agbetokun to CP Aboki Danjuma of Imo State Police. The IGP’s written directive was dated Feb 5, 2026 and titled: “Re: Petition Against The Murderous Activities Of One Chibuike Duru (Alias Nwangbenta) And His Gang Of Killers, Ranging From Serial Murder…”; and followed a petition, dated Jan 29, 2026 by the Law Firm of J.U. Ijeoma and Associates in which Imo CP Aboki Danjuma was superiorly directed by the IGP to “deal with the subject matter in line with extant directives on investigation as contained in Police Wireless Messages CB: 4001/IGP.SEC/ABJ/VOL.121/110 DTO:241300/01/2025 respectively”. The detailed petition of Barr Uche Justus Ijeoma, a onetime head of Campaign and Publicity Department of the Intersociety, followed a series of complaints and concerns raised by some worried citizens of the area”, the statement said

The group called on CP Aboki Danjuma and the Imo State Police Command to dutifully and conclusively carry out the IGP’s clear and precise directive and “avoid commercialisation and compromising the investigation”.