The Indigenous People of Biafra, a group that supports Biafra, has refuted claims that the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) found and destroyed an Eastern Security Network camp.
Resigned General Mohammed Babagana Mungono, Head of the NIA, declared that a few commandants of the furnished vigilante wing of IPOB were likewise captured during the strike on the camp, yet IPOB said the case was bogus.
Since 2015, IPOB has demanded that the head of the NIA provide video evidence of the ESN commanders it claims have been arrested. Since then, IPOB has claimed that the NIA boss is the primary perpetrator of terrorism in Nigeria.
The self-determination group claimed that the NIA and Nigerian forces were unable to comprehend the operations or locate the ESN camps, reiterating that Mungono’s claim was a hoax.
Emma Powerful, IPOB’s Media and Publicity Secretary, issued a statement on Sunday claiming that those frequently paraded by government forces are criminals and not ESN agents as alleged.
ESN has not lost a commander since Ikonso’s death in Imo State, according to IPOB.
The group said that the ESN is a vigilante group that protects the eastern part of the country and urged the Nigerian government to focus on fighting the Fulani terrorists and Islamist insurgents in the country.