The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has disclosed that its troops of Operation Udoka in the South-East have arrested a suspected “founding father” of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, IPOB, and the Eastern Security Network, ESN.
This development was made known on Thursday by Director of Defence Media Operations, Major Gen Edward Buba.
He said, “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.
“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.”
He further said an operation in collaboration with security forces “led to the arrest of a notorious cult leader named Ifeanyi Rock and ten of his commanders in the Arochukwu Local Government Area of Abia State”.