The Defence Headquarters has announced 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.
The DHQ made the announcement during the biweekly press briefing on Thursday, disclosing that the arrests were made in Orsu, Imo State, Amaruku, and Arochukwu in Abia State.
The Director of Defence Media Operations, Major Gen Edward Buba, who addressed the press, gave the name of the alleged terrorist as Pius Iguh.
“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.”
According to him, troops also arrested another suspect, Ifeanyi Rock, who is a “notorious cult leader.”
According to the DHQ, the operation, which was 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.”
