A combined team of security forces including troops of the Nigerian Army, Police, and other security agencies have raided the hideouts and training camps of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its militant arm, the Eastern Security Network (ESN) in Orsomoghu Forest spanning Anambra and Imo States.
A statement by the Director Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu revealed that the operation was sequel to report on violent activities of the criminal group enforcing the illegal 2 weeks sit-at-home order in Onitsha, Nnewi, and Iheme Obosi in Anambra State, and New Market in Enugu state.
Troops cleared IPOB camps in Ekeututu, Orsomoghu, Lilu and arrested five fleeing members of the group and recovered IPOB flag, one CCTV camera and 2 detonated IED bombs as well as a fabricated mortar tube during the raid.
Five soldiers and two Policemen sustained injuries from the IED detonated by the criminals.
The Nigerian Army encourages the people of South East to continue to support ongoing operations with information and to disregard the unlawful 2 weeks sit-at-home order.
Simon Ekpa Was Trained By The DSS To Cause Unrest In The Southeast – IPOB Alleges
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has claimed that Simon Ekpa is a mole working for the Department of State Services (DSS).
The group stated that the agitator was trained by the DSS in 2016 and sent into IPOB as a mole.
IPOB said this via a press release signed by its Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful.
Ekpa who is based in Finland has assumed a self-acclaimed leadership of IPOB since the arrest of Nnamdi Kanu in 2021 and later styled himself as the Prime Minister of the Biafra Government in exile.
The agitator has been in charge of declaring civil disobedience orders, also known as sit-at-home days, in the South Eastern region.
However, despite Ekpa’s claims that his actions are geared towards ensuring the speedy release of Kanu, IPOB has dissociated itself from him.
Speaking via a press release, Powerful challenged Ekpa’s authority within IPOB and called on its members to disregard him.
The group wondered why the Nigerian government has not made any diplomatic effort to engage the Finnish government regarding Ekpa’s activities.
