Troops of the Nigerian Army operating under Sector 5 of Joint Task Force South-East, Operation UDO KA, have gunned down three suspected members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed wing, the Eastern Security Network (ESN), during a joint security operation in Anambra State. The...
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Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State on Friday commended the Department of State Services (DSS), the Nigerian Army, and the Nigeria Police for their commitment to securing Nigeria and the Southeast geopolitical zone in particular. The Governor gave the commendation shortly after visiting the State’s DSS headquarters where he...
Department of State Services (DSS), backed by troops of the 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, on Wednesday foiled plans by members of the outlawed Eastern Security Network (ESN) to attack several security checkpoints, kidnap women, students and children across the Southeast states. A security source disclosed that, acting...
Security forces have uncovered a large cache of weapons and ammunition allegedly linked to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed wing, the Eastern Security Network (ESN), during a joint operation in Enugu State. The operation was carried out by troops of 82 Division Garrison under Sector...
Troops of Sector 1, Operation UDO KA, in collaboration with other security agencies while on intelligence led patrol mission to Imezi owa community, Ezeagu Local Government Area, Enugu State on 6 May 2026, foiled an attack by suspected terrorists of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and Eastern Security Network...
Nigerian Army troops have recovered the remains of two personnel who were killed in 2022 while travelling for their traditional wedding in Imo State, in a development that has stirred deep emotion across the country. It would be recalled that the couple–Master Warrant Officer (rtd) Linus Musa Audu and...
It was in 2016 that Nigeria first lost top army commanders – Lt. Col. K. Yusuf, Col. B.U. Umar, Lt. Col. Mohammed Abu Ali and Lt. Col. O. Umusu in the war against religious terrorists. Yet another heroic Lt. Col. Ibrahim Sakaba was murdered by terrorists in 2018 as...
In a sustained offensive and concerted efforts to rid the South East and environs of criminal elements, troops of Sector 2, Operation UDO KA operating in the ongoing Operation EASTERN SANITY in Ebonyi State have successfully arrested a notorious Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and Eastern Security Network (ESN)...
Troops of the Nigerian Army (NA) under Operation EASTERN SANITY have intensified offensive operations across the South-East, decisively overrunning IPOB/ESN strongholds and pushing the criminal elements into disarray. The Army disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday via its X handle. It said relentless pressure mounted by the...
In a decisive operation underscoring its resolve to completely restore sanity to the South-Eastern region, troops of OPERATION UDO KA operating under 14 Brigade Nigerian Army (NA) have recorded significant success in the ongoing Operation EASTERN SANITY. Acting Deputy Director Army Public Relations, 82 Division Nigerian Army, Olabisi Ayeni,...
Troops of Operation UDO KA have continued to sustain aggressive joint clearance operations in parts of Imo State and environs in the ongoing Operation EASTERN SANITY, aimed at dismantling criminal enclaves and restoring normalcy to affected communities. The operations, conducted in the Orsu–Eketutu Mother Valley and Orsu–Ihiteukwa general areas...
Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) on Friday 6, at Eha-Amufu and Umuhu in Isi-Uzo Local Government Area, Enugu State, arrested a suspected notorious Eastern Security Network (ESN) commander, Sabastine Odo Odam, and Ejike Daniel, a suspected member of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Security sources...
Troops of the Nigerian Army under Operation EASTERN SANITY have intensified clearance operations against the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed wing, the Eastern Security Network (ESN), destroying several insurgent camps and recovering weapons and explosive-making materials in Anambra State. The development was disclosed in a...
Troops of Joint Task Force (JTF) South East (SE) Operation UDO KA (OPUK), comprising the Nigerian Army, Nigeria Police Force, and Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), on 26 February 2026 launched a daring final foot assault into the notorious Mother Valley, Nkwere, Anambra State, a long-standing enclave...
Troops of the Joint Task Force Southeast (JTF SE) Operation UDO KA have recorded another significant operational success following a rapid and coordinated response to a distress call received about the kidnapping incident along the 9th Mile axis in 82 Division Area of Responsibility. The Army authority disclosed this...
Anambra State Governor, Charles Soludo has announced the reopening of the Onitsha Main Market, following the expiration of the closure order earlier imposed by Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo. In a statement issued on Sunday by the Commissioner for Information, Law Mefor, PhD, the government confirmed that trading activities will...
Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has appealed to the Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, to reconsider the closure of the Onitsha Main Market, citing the severe economic hardship being faced by traders and their families. The appeal was made by the President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Senator John Azuta-Mbata, in a...
South-East caucus in the House of Representatives has made a fresh appeal to President Bola Tinubu, urging him to exercise his constitutional powers and grant a presidential pardon to detained IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu—an act they describe as vital for national healing and long-term stability. In a statement jointly...
The sentencing of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), to life imprisonment by a Federal High Court in Nigeria on charges related to terrorism, incitement, and organised violence, has elicited mixed domestic and international reactions. The court presided by Justice James Omotosho found Kanu guilty...
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has again signalled that the long-running case of the convicted IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu, is edging toward a political resolution — one he insists is rooted in diplomacy, dialogue and a carefully negotiated plan already in motion. In a statement released in Umuahia by...