EXCLUSIVE: Army Raids Imo Communities, Arrests Youths, Women, Residents Over IPOB, ESN Membership.


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.

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.

Anter:
Them go tire.

Monogamy:


You people should stop escalating things with empty braggado.

Make una dey consider the innocent people that would be caught unaware

Anter:

I am not escalating thing,they should dialogue with this people.
How many battles does the Nigerian army wants to fight at the same time.

Monogamy:


Dialogue with invisible people? Is it Kanu that's in far away they should dialogue with or Emma powerful that nobody has any idea of how he looks like or the guerilla ESN

Anter:

Oh they can't meet with the elders or send representatives,you think they don't have hierarchy.

jimi4us:
Unknown gunmen will retaliate for sure.

Unknown gunmen thank you for your service

rowland545:
chest beating will not kill u...I'm sure u r not even in d east...

Do u think by d time d army starts der madness children and mother's will b safe?.


Go and join d ESN and get ur own catapult so u can help dem finish d Nigerian army...

Mumu

Confirmedzombie:
This is a welcome development. I support the raid and arrest.

The Army should lock all in cage and starve them of food.

Until the masses in SE begin to condemn ESN / Igbos, the SE will never see peace.

They burn police stations, kill police, kill Army and they hail them.

How do we know those arrested are innocent.

Kudos to the Nigerian Army.

I urge Wike to close our Borders with the SE so they dont flee into Port Harcourt

rowland545:
chest beating will not kill u...I'm sure u r not even in d east...

Do u think by d time d army starts der madness children and mother's will b safe?.


Go and join d ESN and get ur own catapult so u can help dem finish d Nigerian army...

Mumu

Tranquillity360:
When Unknown gun men attack the terrorist army now,foolish people will start talking nonesense.




Now they will be rejoicing.

Monogamy:


You people should stop escalating things with empty braggado.

Make una dey consider the innocent people that would be caught unaware

PaChukwudi44:


enough of all these rants as if the Nigerian military are invincible. They have been fighting boko haram for years now what have they achieved? Why cant they unleash their so-called madness on boko haram who has massacred thousands of them

jimi4us:


The Zoo army and police children and mothers too won't be safe too.

Gun for gun

Sword for sword