Imo Govt To Arraign ESN Operatives
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The Imo State Government on Friday, February 19, 2021 vowed to arraign operatives of the Eastern Security Network (ESN) linked with the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in the ongoing security crisis in the Orlu-Orsu area of the State for murder.
The vow which was made by the State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Cyprian Akaolisa, in Owerri, further described the ESN operatives as hoodlums and would be treated as murderers by the State government.
Akaolisa who confirmed the ongoing military operations in the area, said; “The Imo State Government invited the military to flush out the hoodlums who call themselves ESN in Orlu.
“The IPOB’s leader, Nnamdi Kanu, was endangering the people of the state by the ongoing ESN activities in the Orlu area.”
The commissioner who regrettably listed the number of people the ESN personnel had allegedly killed in the State since 2020, said; “The proscribed organisation cashed in on the EndSARS protest last year to procure rifles for the ongoing operation.”
He revealed that the arrested ESN operatives would be arraigned by the State government for murder at the end of investigation, commending the Federal Government for deploying troops in the area.
Akaolisa said that the deployed troops would not leave the troubled areas until peace was restored.
