After burning Uzodinma’s house, security operatives kill many at IPOB headquarters in Imo 

A security team made up of officials of the Nigerian Army, The Nigerian Police and the State Security Service (SSS) has raided the headquarters of the Eastern security Network (ESN), the militant arm of the Indigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB).

At least 11 people were killed during the raid including four security operatives and a man said to be the second in command of the ESN, an official disclosed.

According to Mohammed Yerima, the spokesperson of the Army, said in a statement that the second in command of the ESN, who was identified as Ikonson Commander, was killed in the gun battle with the security team. Six other ESN commanders were also killed.

He said in the statement that sophisticated weapons and operational vehicles of the ESN were also recovered.

The latest development is coming on the heels of attacks on police officers and police facilities, lately, in the South-east and South-south regions, which has compounded the security challenges in the two regions.

The Boko Haram insurgency has been affecting the Northeast for over a decade now. Several other states in the country have been struggling with kidnapping for ransom, banditry, frequent clashes between farmers and herders, and inter-communal conflicts.

Due to all of these challenges, the governors and heads of security agencies in the five states in the South-east had a regional summit on security, where they agreed to establish a joint security outfit to check the insecurity in the region.

The Indigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB) has been accused of been the brain behind the attacks against the Police in the region which IPOB has denied.

According to the statement by the army, some of the terrorists who were arrested during the raid have confessed their complicity in the various attacks in the regions.

It also stated that one army officer and three police men lost their lives in the process.