The Defence Headquarters announced the arrest of a key figure in the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) and the Eastern Security Network (ESN) during their Operation Udoka in the South-East region.
The arrests were made in Orsu (Imo State), Amaruku, and Arochukwu (Abia State), and the suspected “founding father” of IPOB and ESN was identified as Pius Iguh.
The update was shared by Major General Edward Buba, Director of Defence Media Operations, during the biweekly press briefing on Thursday.
“In the South-East, the troops of Operation Udoka, Forward Operational Base (FOB), Orsu, in a sting operation, apprehended a terrorist leader belonging to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its Eastern Security Network (ESN) terrorist group known as Mr Pius Iguh.
“He is an IPOB founding father responsible for the Orsu general area in Imo State,” he said.
“Also, in a separate development, troops of FOB Amaruku conducted a raid on an Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) commander’s location.
“The raid was successful and led to the arrest of the commander identified as Emmanuel Onwugu in Mbano Local Government Area of Abia State.”
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