Mr Chukwunyere said the group was caught unawares by the power outage, saying there was no notice of a strike by labour.
He said Kogi, Bayelsa and Imo states were not the easiest states to conduct elections.
“This led to the union shutting down our source of supply at Egbu Transmission Station, leaving us with no energy to distribute to our customers.”
The empowerment exercise took place in Owerri during the weekend.
“We, the Obidient Movement, hereby state clearly that the only candidate Obidients support in Imo State for governorship 2023 is Senator Athan Achonu.”
INEC says it is fully prepared to conduct an election in 4,720 out of the 4,758 polling units established for the November 11 governorship election in Imo.
There’s a saying in my neck of the woods that if a fashion designer is offering to make you a special wear, you must first look at what he is wearing.
The troops, in the course of the clearance, neutralised two IPOB/ESN members, and four of the criminals were arrested.
Mr Egbetokun said the security operatives had responded to a distress call from the area but were killed in the process.
The source said the assailants also set ablaze two security trucks conveying the joint security team with the bodies.
