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Task Force Uncovers Shallow Grave Allegedly Operated By IPOB In Imo State

The Joint Security Task Force During the raid, also said they recovered several stolen vehicles, arms, ammunition, and explosive devices.


The Joint Security Task Force in Imo State, also known as Operation Udoka said it has discovered some shallow graves in Aku Community, Okigwe local government Area of the state, where members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed affiliate, the Eastern Security Network (ESN) allegedly bury their victims.

The shallow graves were discovered during a clearance operation at Aku community which has been under siege by a suspected IPOB Leader Ifeanyi Okorienta alias ‘Gentle for a long period of time’.

Also, the Joint Security Task Force During the raid said they recovered several stolen vehicles, arms, ammunition, and explosive devices.

However, during an assessment tour of the area, by the Commander of the 34 Artillery Brigade, Obinze, Brig-Gen Usman. Lawal, who was accompanied by the State Commissioner of Police, Aboki Danjuma, and the Special Adviser to the Imo state Governor on Security, Joseph Ogbonna, said the clearance operation at Aku community is part of the determination of all security operatives in the state in collaboration with the state government, to bring to an end the era of terror and insecurity in the state occasioned by the activities of the proscribed indigenous people of Biafra and its armed affiliate eastern security network.

He further disclosed that about 20 persons have been arrested and in police, detention while also reiterating the need for members of the community to collaborate with security operatives to sustain peace and stability in the area.

In the last few years, the Aku community which borders Abia State has been notorious for criminal activities such as kidnapping, killings, and harassment by suspected members of the IPOB.

According to security operatives, the liberation of this area will bring about a new lease of life for indigenes of the area, especially as the Yuletide approaches.

Shallow graves discovered as security dislodge IPOB, ESN camps in Imo

By Collins Olayinka, Abuja
04 December 2024

The Joint Security Task Force in Imo State, also known as Operation Udoka, has arrested over 20 suspected members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its security wing, the Eastern Security Network (ESN), in a joint clearance operation.

The operation saw security forces raid and destroy camps linked to the group in Aku Community, Okigwe Council Area of the state, dislodging them from the area. During the raid, several stolen vehicles, arms, ammunition, and explosive devices were recovered. Shallow graves, believed to contain remains of victims allegedly killed by the group, were also discovered.

The Commander of the 34 Artillery Brigade, Obinze, Brig-Gen U. A. Lawal, the State Commissioner of Police, Aboki Danjuma, and the Special Adviser to the Governor on Security, Joseph Ogbonna, disclosed this during an assessment visit to the community yesterday.

They reiterated the commitment of the state government and security operatives to eliminate criminal elements and restore peace and stability in Imo. Commending their personnel for their achievements, they urged residents of Aku Community and the entire state to collaborate with security efforts to maintain peace.

Lawal and Danjuma further assured that those arrested would be thoroughly investigated to determine their involvement in the activities of the group, with those found culpable facing the full weight of the law.

They added that efforts were underway to exhume corpses from the shallow graves for identification and proper burial, while recovered stolen items would be returned to their rightful owners.

“Prior to now, you couldn’t enter this community because criminal elements had taken over, but today, we are here. Through this operation, we have restored peace,” said Brig-Gen Lawal.

He lamented the destruction caused by the group and assured residents that efforts to arrest all criminal elements would continue. “This operation is a success. We have seen their detention centres, where they buried victims in shallow graves, and the courts where they passed jungle justice,” added Danjuma.

Other officials present during the visit included the Director of the Department of State Security Service, Shola Aguda; Commander of the Naval Base in Oguta, Commodore M. B. Salisu; and the State Commissioner for Homeland Security, Mr Modest Osakwe.

The Guardian learnt that Aku Community has been under the siege of IPOB elements led by one Ifeanyi Eze Okorienta, also known as Gentle, an indigene of the area.

It was observed that residents had deserted the community, leaving churches, schools, markets, and socio-economic infrastructure destroyed.

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allthingsgood:
Igbos will say its a lie
Any bad news by igbos in the east is a lie. Igbos are the only ones on Gods green earth that dont commit any crimes

Afronighto:
Meanwhile I am still waiting on Simon Ekpa extradition back to Nigeria, let's check something

allthingsgood:
Igbos will say its a lie
Any bad news by igbos in the east is a lie. Igbos are the only ones on Gods green earth that dont commit any crimes

joachimnkenchor:
If you are talking about dividing Nigeria
It will happen naturally
And the north will first ask for it
😁😁😁😁😁😁😁

essentialone:
IPOB should be changed to I.K.I.

Igbos Killing Igbos