Operatives of the Enugu State Police Command have reportedly arrested a notorious member of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed wing, Eastern Security Network (ESN).

The suspect, identified as Onoh Chidera, 32, was arrested on Saturday following credible intelligence.

Sources disclosed that operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Squad trailed and arrested him at a black spot in 9th Mile Corner, Ngwo.

“The suspect is among those fingered in the attack on Ezeagu Police Station earlier in the year, during which arms and ammunition were carted away,” sources told Zagazola Makama.

The sources added that discreet investigation had commenced to unravel his network and apprehend other collaborators.

Recall that security forces in Imo state had reportedly dislodged terrorist hideouts belonging to the proscribed IPOB members and its armed wing, ESN, in Njaba Local Government Area of the state.

The operation followed the confessions of two arrested suspects – Uchenna Opara and Ozioma Ihedoro – who led operatives to various hideouts of IPOB/ESN commanders identified as Asari and Spare Key.

According to security analyst Zagazola Makama, ACP Odeyeyiwa Olademeji, the Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of Department of Operations (DOPS), led operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit to Ubaa, Umuaka, Njaba LGA, on Aug. 18 at about 1:40 p.m.

On arrival, armed terrorists guarding the camps engaged security operatives in a gun duel before fleeing with multiple gunshot injuries. The hideouts were successfully dislodged by the police.

Items recovered during the operation included one AK-47 rifle, three AK-47 magazines, 40 rounds of live AK-47 ammunition, 60 rounds of live General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG) ammunition, two pump action guns, 582 live cartridges, two Biafra flags and one Point of Sale (POS) machine.