By Don Okereke Preamble At the risk of painting a gloomy picture, I dare submit that the tempo of social tension, political entropy, armed conflict, wanton bloodletting, ungoverned spaces, and the centrifugal forces at play in Nigeria is to say the least, ramping up every day and very disturbing. Not to be
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IGP Blames IPOB, ESN for Attack on Security Formations in Imo
•Orders deployment of security reinforcement squad Godsgift Onyedinefu The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Mohammed Adamu, has blamed members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB)/Eastern Security Network (ESN) for the attack on it's Imo State Police Command Headquarters and the Headquarters of the Nigerian Correctional Services (NCS) in Owerri in the early
Many Feared Dead, Communities Deserted as ESN Battles Soldiers, Herdsmen in South-South, South East
•Soldier killed, community deserted as ESN hoists flag in Akwa Ibom •Tragedy as six feared dead after herders, ESN clash in Enugu Jude Johnson The Ikot Akpan community in Edien Udim Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State has been deserted by natives fleeing for fear of being caught in the crossfire
Do Igbo Really Want Another War?
Analysis of Nigeria’s Internal Security Problem
By Nkasi Wodu The Nigerian minister of defense recently enjoined Nigerians to take up arms to defend themselves against marauding bandits in their communities. The minister’s statement aligns with the grim reality that Nigeria has a serious internal security problem—and nobody knows exactly how to solve it. Nigeria has experienced devastating attacks from armed bandits for more
Orlu: Nigerian Army Recovers Bodies of Soldiers Killed by ESN
•Dismisses fake video on an impending attack on Market Jude Johnson The Nigerian Army has recovered the corpses of four soldiers reportedly killed by the Eastern Security Network (ESN), the militant arm of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in Orlu, Imo State, South East Nigeria. A senior military officer who
Military Incursion: We Moved to Prevent Another #EndSARS in Orlu – Gov Uzodinma
•Says no assassination attempt, personal issues with Rochas Jude Johnson The Imo State governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma, has said that his decision to call the military into Orlu was to avoid a repeat of #EndSARS experience. The governor disclosed this to State House Correspondents on Tuesday after a meeting with President
Orlu: Security Forces Nab 20 ESN Operatives After Reported Attack on Soldiers
Jude Johnson Nigerian Troops have nabbed 20 members of the Eastern Security Network (ESN), self defence militia of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), after reported attacks on soldiers and civilians in Orlu, Imo State. The Nigerian troops in a joint operation involving the Army, Airforce and the Police sustained raid
Military Strikes: Civil War Experience Reechoes as Imo Residents Vacate Homes
By Vincent Ujumadu Following the military attacks in parts of Orlu in Imo State, many residents in the area have started packing out of their homes to safer places, reminiscent of the civil war experiences. This came as the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, declared yesterday that since the Nigerian military had
Orlu: No Cause For Alarm over Military Presence–OYC
Press release The youth body of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC) ably led by Comrade Igboayaka O Igboayaka as the national President , can authoritatively confirm, that contrary to viral media reports that the military deployed their jets and other hardware for an aerial bombardment in