Troops of the Nigerian army, Operation Udoka in the South-East have arrested a suspected “founding father” and commander of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) and others in a recent operation.
The arrests were made in Orsu, Imo State, Amaruku, and Arochukwu in Abia State, according to the Director of Defence Media Operations Major Gen Edward Buba.
He said this on Thursday in Abuja during the bi-weekly briefing of the DHQ which gives an overview of successes recorded by the military.
“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) commanders’ 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.”
According to him, troops also arrested another suspect Ifeanyi Rock who is a “notorious cult leader”.
Major General Buba said the DHQ also recovered some items and weapons from the operations in the South-East.