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The army headquarters in Abuja has suggested that soldiers working in conjunction with the police and other security agencies have arrested Awurum Eze, Second-in-Command to Ikonso, the deceased IPOB/ESN leader.
Director Army Public Relations Brigadier General Mohammed Yerima, who made this revelation in a statement, stated that Eze, was arrested in Aba after weeks of unrelenting follow-ups by operatives of the IGP Intelligence Response Team (IRT).
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‘The Second-in-Command to the neutralised IPOB/ESN Terrorist leader Ikonso, Awurum Eze, has been arrested by security operatives in Aba, Abia State. The 48 years old Awurum Eze, a native of Umoneke Nta, Isiala-Mbano LGA, Imo State, had on the 4th of May 2021 escaped when operatives of Intelligence Response Team (IRT) stormed his village house in Isiala Mbano where he was hiding.
‘Intensive manhunt was thereafter launched towards tracing and arresting him. He was eventually apprehended on Wednesday, 12 May 2022, in Aba after weeks of unrelenting follow-ups by operatives.
‘Awurum Eze is one of the main sponsors of the numerous killings in Imo State and has been on the wanted list of security agents for more than three months. Many of the arrested IPOB /ESN terrorists had earlier mentioned him as their key sponsor, mastermind, and Second in Command to late Ikonso. According to them, amongst all their leaders in Imo State, only Ikonso and Awurum have direct communication link with Nnamdi Kanu.’
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