Another ESN commander has taken over — IPOB mocks Army

Following the death of the leader of the Eastern Security Network, ESN, Commander Ikonso, yesterday, the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Sunday said that the Security wing of the group has gotten a new commander.

OsmekNews gathered that, A tactical team of the Nigeria Police, Nigerian Army, and Department of State Services (DSS), in a joint operation early Saturday, stormed the Home of Ikonso, the ESN Commander in Awomama, Oru East Local Government Area of Imo State, and Murdered him in cold blood

Barely 24 hours after Ikonso’s death, IPOB announced a new commander but declined to make his name public. Disclosing this on a phone call with Channels Tv, Sunday Politics, IPOB Secretary, Emma Powerful also denied ESN’s involvement of yesterday’s attack on Hope Uzodinma’s house.

They cannot come for an operation and tell you they are ESN.

When asked to explain the groups operational activities, he opined: We pursue Fulani herdsmen and Fulani Terrorist from the region”.

Again when asked to comment on the new instituted security outfit by the South East Governors, ‘Ebubeagu’, Emma Powerful said: “They are ghost security outfit. There is no group like Ebubeagu”.