Nigerian Army, Police Conduct House-To-House Raid For IPOB, ESN Members In South-East

The Nigerian Army and the police intelligence response team have stormed houses in the Onicha Local Government Area of Ebonyi State and Igbo-Eze community to arrest suspected members of the Indigenous People of Biafra and Eastern Security Network officials in a house-to-house raid.

SaharaReporters learnt that the raid started on Monday with many residents reporting that their family members, mostly young men, have been picked and taken away to undisclosed locations for questioning.

SaharaReporters gathered that the military and the police carried out a similar operation in Owerri adjoining communities in Imo State and the Igwuocha (Port Harcourt) area of Rivers State.

“There was a shoot-out on Douglas Road, Owerri, yesterday between the army, the police and unknown gunmen who are said to be aggrieved over the indiscriminate arrests. The army personnel are all over Onicha-Igboeze LGA and are going from house to house picking up suspected IPOB members and their families,” a source stated.

“Some of our brothers were abducted here in Igwuocha (Port Harcourt) and in Borokiri (Rivers State) by the police who tagged them unknown gunmen. Our people are seriously under attack,” another source confirmed.

SaharaReporters had on Saturday reported that the Nigerian Army would be having a seven-day showdown with the IPOB and ESN in an apparent show of force and had moved in new ammunition and explosives into the 34 Artillery Brigade in Obinze, near Owerri in Imo State.

SaharaReporters had learnt from reliable military sources that the army planned to blow off some of its expired military hardware, including explosives, in order to create panic for the IPOB and ESN militants and wade them off security stations.

The 34 brigade also confirmed this on Friday, saying the use of explosives would last from May 14 to May 21.

SaharaReporters had also last Friday reported that the Nigerian military had drafted reinforcement troops from some of its formations fighting insurgency in Borno State to join the troops in the South-East region over the military’s clash with IPOB and ESN operatives.

Military sources had confirmed to SaharaReporters that the reinforcements were drawn from some battalions including the 231 Tank Battalion in Biu, Borno State, which is under the 3 Armoured Division, Jos, Plateau State.

“Yes, some troops are moving from the North-East to the South-East as reinforcements. They started moving from Wednesday. Among them are those from the 231 Tank Battalion; they are believed to be more trained in quelling uprisings,” a top source had confirmed.

President Muhammadu Buhari had on Tuesday held a meeting with the service chiefs and the Inspector-General of Police at the Presidential villa, Abuja, telling them to adopt certain security measures in the South-East and the South-South geopolitical zones of the country.

http://saharareporters.com/2021/05/19/nigerian-army-police-conduct-house-house-raid-ipob-esn-members-south-east

Not in anyway in support of the UGM or IPOB whatever, but why is this same energy not channeled into fishing out so called bandits, killer herdsmen and Boko haram? Something is amiss here.

Oyigbo is still under curfew since the aftermath of #EndSars protest even after the famous Oyigbo massacre which I personally witnessed and was almost a victim of. If you still think everything is alright with the clear and obvious bias then you need to have a rethink please.

I have been privileged to live in at least 3 geopolitical zones in Nigeria & Outside the country & from my little experience things are a total mess.

I don’t support the killing of security forces or the destruction of public properties by so called UGM, but I believe if the government is fair and this same energy is used on bandits, boko haram, kidnappers and killer herdsmen, insecurity will be far from US. How can an IGP declare a killing order and openly supporting human rights abuse? Think critically!

Buhari is a terrorist.....it is just a matter of time, fulani ethnic group will pay for their atrocities against Nigerian people

How bokoharam is destroying heavily fortified army ammunition in the north beat my imagination.

When I see the energy these security agents use in going after IPOB and ESN I wonder why such can't be applied for bandits or Boko Haram?

All this intimidation because you want to force people to share the same country with you.If this is the way ZOO army is fighting to keep Nigeria in North,then nobody should remain north because they are all boko haram member and supporter.




We shall see the end of this,when you were first killing peaceful protesters,do you know before now that you can also die in Biafra land,Now for this actions wait for reaction.

They will soon find what they are looking for in the SE. If you keep pushing people to the wall, they will react. Nigeria has pushed us too hard against the wall for years and very soon, they will understand that we are no push overs. This is why I hate Igbo activists like Odinkalu and Ezekwesili who are more interested in affairs in Kaduna than what is happening back home.

We have to defend ourselves from Nigeria, else Nigeria will end us. Nigeria is definitely not for us, a word is enough for the wise.

And the inept government can't take such measures or even more to tackle the insecurities in the North.. Just recently bandits burnt down a church in kaduna state killing Christians.. This government is just useless walahi.

Nawa oo

Funny how bokoharam and bandits are having it easy while Buhari channels all his energy on the south east.

We said it that those in the region will reap the bitter fruits of cheering & supporting the murderous activities of killer ipob/esn terrorists that were killing our officers.

IPOB terrorists said they will not let the SE have peace.

The terrorists will have no peace either.

CuteMaro:
Not in anyway in support of the UGM or IPOB whatever, but why is this same energy not channeled into fishing out so called bandits, killer herdsmen and Boko haram? Something is amiss here.

You support them SARAPPP, bandity never go burn down police facilities, inec facilities, who told you bandity have not been arrested?Nigeria police have many notorious bandity leaders in their custody... Within a week IGBO killed 54 police officers without any governor from your State condemn it ... I told you before, what is coming upon you will soon call it genocite.

Jihad army on the heat.

They want to disarm every community in the name of Ipob before their marauding cows of herdsmen strike.

Poo-hari cum isa patani intel

They will all fail.

This is good news.
The security agents should arrest anyone that look like IPOB TERRORIST, Unknown Gunmen or ESN.

CuteMaro:
Not in anyway in support of the UGM or IPOB whatever, but why is this same energy not channeled into fishing out so called bandits, killer herdsmen and Boko haram? Something is amiss here.

The reason is because, NNANDI KANU is a fake, Substandard, low quality and CHINA made SHEKAU.

We shall see where this would end

QuotaSystem:
We said it that those in the region will reap the bitter fruits of cheering & supporting the murderous activities of killer ipob/esn terrorists that were killing our officers.

IPOB terrorists said they will not let the SE have peace.

The terrorists will have no peace either.

You're such a hypocrite. For years fulani bandits and boko haram have supposedly been impossible to conquer, with lack lustre tactics from the forces, bandits in well known locations are allowed to continue their terror, unchecked, but now the army is very capably killing igbo youths as terrorists, and you can't see the double standard there?

Clearly this is islamization. You actually are tolerating boko haram and fulani terrorists for your own purposes.

Guess what you will fail. Mark it. And you will lose that thing you're craving so much. Shameless people.

Pathetic.

The security forces cannot sustain this for up to a month and I can assure that members of ESN and unrelated UGM will not be at home waiting to be arrested.

And it is clear there will be a backlash.

Meanwhile military and police roadblocks remain banned in Igboland, thanks to UGM
Southern governors have also banned open grazing, thanks to ESN activities

This raid is not related to IPOB. It's a raid to weaken the communities as they have always been attacked by herdsmen and the youths have always resisted the attacks.

This is bad at ALLL levels terribly bad

celeiyke:
This raid is not related to IPOB. It's a raid to weaken the communities as they have always been attacked by herdsmen and the youths have always resisted the attacks.

Tell that to the marines.

CuteMaro:
Not in anyway in support of the UGM or IPOB whatever, but why is this same energy not channeled into fishing out so called bandits, killer herdsmen and Boko haram? Something is amiss here.

The answer to that is why you have UGM and IPOB in the first place, Nigeria is not a fair country. How the government treats you depends on what part of the country you are from.

But its all good, its why Nigeria will not last long

When I mentioned that Buhari changed army chiefs to hunt down ESN or any group against herdsmen after the former chiefs where tired of killing innocent people.

Forget about our differences, If Buhari government does not open your eyes, you're a herdsmen in disguise. A heartless mammal.

What is this madness? Is it not better to channel this energy to jailing corrupt politicians and ending terrorism and banditry

See the strength they put in IPOB matter, you wonder why bandits an Boko Haram are still growing in the North

Analog police and soldier. Bunch of fool's

QuotaSystem:
We said it that those in the region will reap the bitter fruits of cheering & supporting the murderous activities of killer ipob/esn terrorists that were killing our officers.

IPOB terrorists said they will not let the SE have peace.

The terrorists will have no peace either.

Typical fulani Marauder !

QuotaSystem:
We said it that those in the region will reap the bitter fruits of cheering & supporting the murderous activities of killer ipob/esn terrorists that were killing our officers.

IPOB terrorists said they will not let the SE have peace.

The terrorists will have no peace either.

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While they are flexing power in the East and dying, their families up north is being massacred by Bokoharam and Fulani bandits. Indeed common sense is still uncommon

I have not seen our security harassing, arresting and killing Fulani youths due to Boko Haram and Bandits killings of our security. They want to clear out our young men to pave way for their killer Herdsmen. The security started the killings of our Igbo youths and people applauded them. All non Fulani hailing the security are yet to understand that these people will still come after them. After the last civil war - the Fulani hijacked everything while those that fought the war are being killed on daily basis today. Check out the appointments in Nigeria. They give some people crumbs and they are proud of the crumbs. I bid you peace

THERE IS NO IPOB IN THE HOUSE.



THEY ARE ALL IN THE FIELD, PREPARING FOR A POSSIBLE SHOW DOWN WITH THE MILITARY.




NIGERIA COWARD ARMY SHOULD LEAVE WOMEN ALONE IN THEIR HOUSE.



STOP GOING TO ABDUCT AND RAPE MARRIED WOMEN AND CHILDREN.



GO AND MEET ESN IN THE FOREST.



WE HAVE BEEN BEGGING THIS ARMY TO INVADE ESN CAMP, YET THEY KEEP RUNNING INTO PEOPLE HOUSE, HARASSING AND RAPING PEOPLE'S MOTHER, WIFE AND CHILDREN

topboss:
THERE IS NO IPOB IN THE HOUSE.



THEY ARE ALL IN THE FIELD, PREPARING FOR A POSSIBLE SHOW DOWN WITH THE MILITARY.




NIGERIA COWARD ARMY SHOULD LEAVE WOMEN ALONE IN THEIR HOUSE.



STOP GOING TO ABDUCT AND RAPE MARRIED WOMEN AND CHILDREN.



GO AND MEET ESN IN THE FOREST.



WE HAVE BEEN BEGGING THIS ARMY TO INVADE ESN CAMP, YET THEY KEEP RUNNING INTO PEOPLE HOUSE, HARASSING AND RAPING PEOPLE'S MOTHER AND WIFE AND CHILDREN

was your commander ikonso killed in the forest ? there are more than 5 million IPOB in the east. is better all of them leave east for now.

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okeyglm:
was your commander ikonso killed in the forest ? there are more than 5 million IPOB in the east. is better all of leave east for now.

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WE CAN NEVER LEAVE OUR LAND FOR FULANI.



IT IS THE FULANI MILITARY THAT WILL RUN AND LEAVE THE EAST, VERY SHORTLY.



IKONSO WAS LURED OUT OF CAMP BY UZODINMA WHO WANTED HIM TO LEAD EBUBEAGU.