 And also in the news, gunmen have bombed the Diato South Local Government Area Police headquarters in Dikinofia, Emo State. They freed detainees. The hoodlums who came in large numbers set part of the police station ablaze with explosive devices. The explosives destroyed the administrative office, the division of police officers office and the reception desk. Chairman of Diato South Local Government Area Interim Management Committee, Pastor Bede Ikeaka, expressed shock at the incident. The Emo Police Command Spokesman Michael Abbottam, a chief superintendent of police, said it was yet to be briefed. He promised to get back to PLOS TV's correspondent. Joining us live is Jones, FCC, Ongwa Sonia, a member of Emo State Elders Council. Thanks for joining us. Thank you very much. Can you quickly bring us up to speed and tell us about the mood in Dikinofia at this moment? Okay. The news came yesterday that some gunmen, the division in Dikinofia, were arrested. So that is my three gunmen. To the credit of the police, every gunman over their money, even though that wasn't as big as a previous man. Okay. Is there any clarity as to who these people are? Are they random unknown gunmen, as they are popularly called? Are they with the ESN or any group affiliated with the IPOB? Unfortunately, we have a lot of criminals under the shield of Biafran agitation, which costs me in the South East. So at this point, we do not know who is doing that or who is responsible for what happened in the south of the division. Unlike in countries where terrorists or agitators come out to turn up to their actionals. In Nigeria, and especially in the South East, we have different groups operating under different umbrellas. Costing mayhem, making lives uncomfortable for the utmost. And yet, not taking responsibility. So we will wait for the police to carry out an investigation and tell us who are responsible. But what is obvious is that no matter who they are, no matter what they say, inspire them to do what they are doing. It is obvious that the government and the security agencies are waiting to war against such individuals because they have somehow been restricted to such isolated attacks in local places, in places that are not usually accessible, so to say. Because if you remember how they came out, they came out audaciously a few months ago, trying to take over the entire South East. But somehow due to the gallantry of the security agencies, due to the determination of the government, of the South East governors, they have been pushed back seriously. That is why they are now restricted to such attacks at their police divisions where we do not have enough police men manning them. So we hope that these criminals, these terrorists, these bandits, no matter who they say they are, will eventually be defeated completely so that peace with the South East is known for will be completely restored. Let's also talk about the mood in the state. It's not the first time that your loose zone has witnessed attacks like that. What is the mood among members of the community? Is there any consideration on community policing? Any talk about the Ibubeago and the likes also being brought up? Well, I know that the governor of the state has set up the Ibubeago outfit whose representatives are doing a lot in helping the police or the conventional security agencies combat crime and terrorism in the state. We must understand that the major intent of a terrorist sitting there in the world is to instill fear in the people. That is why we came about the word terror. They want to terrify people. They attack the decision or their idea of attacking police formations is to make the people think if they could successfully attack these formations then the people are not free. So they want to rule by fear. They want to make the people a threat. They want the people to lose confidence in government, in constituted authority. But fortunately, I think the people are resisting that ideology. The people are beginning to see that these people do not mean well for them and they are getting ready to fight them. The ordinary masses will soon rise up against these criminals who are destroying the economy of our zone, who are destroying the economy of our state, who are trying to turn us to Afghanistan. The people are getting very angry with these people and their sponsors. And hopefully the people will support the government in what they are doing to combat these criminals to bring this whole thing to an end. This is known to be a very peaceful place. This is the first time we cannot go to war this second time. We've had our war. We fought the war when we did and this time around any group of people who are trying to push us into another war is a very unfortunate group. And we must continue to advise them to subjume their interests or whatever they feel they are grieved about through the right channels. We have a government in place. We have the Yohanesan people in place. We have constituted authorities and it is only barbarians who will decide to go against these channels and begin to take laws into their own hands. The people are getting fed up with their activities. The people are getting very angry with what they are doing and if they continue, they will have the people to contend with. Already they will go out which is made up of people from these localities, youths who know these localities very well are doing a lot. They are very intelligent and assuring that that is why we had a very peaceful Christmas spirit. I think they carried out this attack in frustration because they were frustrated with stopping the peace of the state during the Christmas and now that it seems that people are going back they want to announce that they are still around and I know that they will be dealt with the right way if they do not change their styles if they do not heed the good council. Absolutely. Thank you very much for joining us and for being able to share some of these details with us. We will bring you up again anytime very necessary. Thank you very much. Alright.