EXCLUSIVE: Army Raids Imo Communities, Arrests Youths, Residents Over IPOB, ESN Membership
Multiple sources told SaharaReporters that the military personnel, suspected to be led by the 34 Artillery Brigade, Owerri, since Sunday have been arresting male residents and youths, particularly in Oguta and Ohaji communities and clamping them into vans and taken to unknown destinations.

The Nigerian Army has deployed its personnel to some Imo State communities to carry out raids, discreet searches and arrests of youths and residents who are suspected to be linked to the Indigenous People of Biafra and its security arm, the Eastern Security Network.

Multiple sources told SaharaReporters that the military personnel, suspected to be led by the 34 Artillery Brigade, Owerri, since Sunday have been arresting male residents and youths, particularly in Oguta and Ohaji communities and clamping them into vans and taken to unknown destinations.

“We have been getting distress calls from our relatives and people that the army sent its men to surround communities in Ohaji, Osu, Agwa and Izombe. They have been abducting some male youths. It is an abduction because nobody among those arrested knows his offence, where they are taking him to or is able to communicate to his relatives before he is taken away. The military are forcing them in their vans,” a source stated.

“A few women are among the victims being raided too. Some of our women who went to farms have not returned since. People from Oguta, Ohaji communities, who have relatives in Owerri town are fleeing, because the army wants to turn our villages into deserts. What is all this search because of IPOB and ESN? Is it by emptying our villages that you arrest IPOB and ESN? Won’t people go to their farms again?” a resident said.

Imo State has been a hotbed of violence and killings which got to a head on April 5, when the notorious gunmen attacked the state police command headquarters, and freed no fewer than 2,000 inmates at the headquarters of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Owerri.

The gunmen had also attacked the office of the State Criminal Investigation Department of the state police command, freeing suspects there.

The attackers had burnt all the vehicles parked at the command headquarters and freed all the suspects in almost all the cells at the SCID. 

SaharaReporters had reported that the gunmen operated in over 10 vehicles, and also attacked soldiers stationed at Umuorji along Owerri–Onitsha Expressway.

Earlier, four police divisional headquarters had been attacked since February. They include Obowo, Aboh Mbaise and Ihitte/Uboma, divisions.

Unknown gunmen on March 20 also razed the Isiala Mbano Police Divisional Headquarters located at Umuelemai in Imo State.

The gunmen had invaded the divisional headquarters armoury and freed suspects in the detention facility and carted away arms.

While some had fingered the IPOB and ESN as the culprits, the state government had said the gunmen were being used by aggrieved politicians, while the IPOB has also denied its involvement in the attacks.

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Nawao

na wrong people dem dey arrast, abeg make una no go kill innocent people all in the name of fighting ESN.
wicked government and stupid president.....

Northern soldiers are there now.So l dare the ipob's terrorists to confront them.



you know them as well as l do,they don't bat an eyelid before they open fire.

Abdul05:
Northern soldiers are there now.So l dare the ipob's terrorists to confront them.

tell shekau same

Stupid military, what happens to intelligent gathering before operation, Nigerian Army behave like untrained terrorist group

That's a confirmed development right now in Imo state.

"Whom the gods wants to kill they first make them stubborn and deaf"

Hope Uzodimma and the Aso Rock handlers have been struck with severe stubbornness. They will never listen to calls for dialogue from all well meaning groups in and outside the Zoo. They are heading for the inevitable destruction of the Zoo.

"They will kill us, we will kill them, and in the end Biafra will come" - Nnamdi Kanu 2015

Abdul05:
Northern soldiers are there now.So l dare the ipob's terrorists to confront them.



you know them as well as l do,they don't bat an eyelid before they open fire.

Let them leave city and villages and enter bush na ...the last time they entered bush small play they called for air support

The people's army will counter them

God bless Mazi Nnamdi Kanu
God bless Biafra
God bless ESN

ESN is inside bush protecting us and u are in town arresting and harassing an innocent people.



Nigeria is on fire which I know, everything to ship my family out won't be bad.

Abdul05:
Northern soldiers are there now.So l dare the ipob's terrorists to confront them.



you know them as well as l do,they don't bat an eyelid before they open fire.

So that's your pride? So called soldiers arresting civilians?

ESN have always told these shame of military to come inside the bush and confront them but since they have cowardly chosen the easiest and soft targets in the people going about their normal business ESN with bring the battle to their barracks.

lucky999:
na wrong people dem dey arrast,
abeg make una no go kill innocent people all in the name of fighting ESN.

wicked government and stupid president.....

u kill d right people n always accuse the government of arresting d wrong people....the joke is on u

Faber:
That's a confirmed development right now in Imo state.

"Whom the gods wants to kill they first make them stubborn and deaf"

Hope Uzodimma and the Aso Rock handlers have been struck with severe stubbornness. They will never listen to calls for dialogue from all well meaning groups in and outside the Zoo. They are heading for the inevitable destruction of the Zoo.

"They will kill us, we will kill them, and in the end Biafra will come" - Nnamdi Kanu 2015

first let me get things clear to u that u can't have any country by violence,u will only have a replica of North east in your region

So u expect fg to negotiate with a seccesionist,on what basis?
Where can u find seccesion in d constitution?

achi4u:
ESN is inside bush protecting us and u are in town arresting and harassing an innocent people.



Nigeria is on fire which I know, everything to ship my family out won't be bad.

they are only after unknown gunmen bro don't panic

hollah123:
first let me get things clear to u that u can't have any country by violence,u will only have a replica of North east in your region

So u expect fg to negotiate with a seccesionist,on what basis?
Where can u find seccesion in d constitution?

One of the countries that was birthed through violence is the US and they are doing pretty well. Many other countries were birthed through violence also. US rejected King George of England. They were tagged rebels and Paul Rovere and Co spearheaded the first battle of bunker Hill. So go siddon one side with your story of not having a country thru violence. You are talking nonsense...

With regards to ur fraudulent constitution, know that the day will come when you and your ilks will chop that constitution. Constitution that ur useless, lifeless president abuses anyhow. Since he has set the precedent for abusing the constitution... All man go abuse am join. Your 1999 constitution will be dumped where it belongs very soon and that's the trash bin of history.

hollah123:
u kill d right people n always accuse the government of arresting d wrong people....the joke is on u

na magot full your head.....