A high-profile Commander of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has been arrested.
The wanted IPOB leader, whose name was not disclosed in an intelligence report which PRNigeria exclusively obtained, was apprehended on Monday by operatives of the Department of State Services, DSS, and a team of Nigerian Army soldiers.
A reliable security source told PRNigeria that the arrested IPOB Commander has been coordinating the terrorist group’s activities in Ebonyi State.
“He had recruited several mercenaries in preparation for further attacks in Ebonyi State. Meanwhile, about six hundred (600) rounds of 5.56mm caliber ammunition among other items were recovered from the suspect,” said the source, preferring to remain anonymous.
In a related development, operatives of the Delta State Command of the DSS have intercepted a wooden barge containing about thirty-seven thousand (37,000) barrels of crude oil.
During the operation, five suspects connected to the incident were arrested and are being investigated and profiled.
By PRNigeria
