By Desire Emmanuel
Troops of Sector 2, Operation UDO KA of the Nigerian Army operating in the ongoing Operation EASTERN SANITY in Ebonyi State on Tuesday, April 21, arrested a notorious Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and Eastern Security Network (ESN) kingpin popularly known as ‘Calamity’ who was said to be responsible for the killing of a policeman in Delta State.
He was arrested with four others during a raid on the terrorists’ hideout in Nwofe, Izzi Local Government Area of Ebonyi State.
The operation was conducted following intelligence reports gathered by the soldiers that linked ‘Calamity’ and his cohort to the killing of a policeman and the injury of another during an attack at Okuku-Igbo in Oshimili North Local Government Area of Delta State on February 26 this year.
During that attack, the assailants carted away two AK-47 rifles belonging to the policemen.
In an attempt to evade arrest after intensified security operations in Delta State, ‘Calamity’ and his men relocated to Ebonyi State to look for a safe haven and in the state, they established a new criminal camp to continue their violent activities.
Troops were said to have stormed their hideout on Tuesday and apprehended ‘Calamity’ and four other who are also key members of IPOB/ESN.
According to the Nigerian Army in a statement on Tuesday afternoon, at the time of their arrest, ‘Calamity’ was found in possession of a black handbag containing five mobile phones, many keys as well as a motorcycle.
“The suspects are currently in custody and undergoing further investigation to dismantle the wider network of criminal collaborators and recover other weapons hidden by the group,” the Nigerian Army stated.
