Five Nigerian soldiers killed in Anambra while going to dislodge IPOB militants

Five Nigerian Army soldiers died on Tuesday while others were critically injured after a MRAP (mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicle) in which they were travelling had an accident in Anambra State.

The soldiers from the 302 Artillery Regiment, General Support Onitsha were on their way to ihiala to brief up with their colleagues at a military checkpoint after receiving credible information that operatives of the Eastern Security Network were planning to attack the checkpoint.

Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) had in December 2020 launched ESN to protect the people of the region from terrorists and bandits allegedly trooping in from the North.

Read Also: Don’t celebrate valentine’s day, It’s satanic – Mummy G.O

The IPOB leader described the outfit as a replica of the Western Nigeria Security Network, also known as Amotekun, earlier launched by the South-West governors to curb insecurity in the region.

“The sole aim and objective of this newly formed security outfit known as Eastern Security Network are to halt every criminal activity and the terrorist attack on Biafraland,” Kanu had said.

“This outfit, which is a vigilante group like the Amotekun in the South-West and the Miyetti Allah security outfit, will ensure the safety of our forests and farmland, which terrorists have converted into slaughter grounds and raping fields.”