Nigerian forces arrest IPOB ESN leader in Enugu

<p><strong>The Nigerian Army and other agencies have arrested Godwin Nnamdi&comma; a leader of Indigenous People of Biafra &lpar;IPOB&rpar; militant wing&comma; Eastern Security Network &lpar;ESN&rpar;&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Nnamdi&comma; described as &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;notorious” was apprehended in Nkanu East Local Government Area&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>A statement on Sunday by Army spokesman&comma; Brig&period; Gen&period; Onyema Nwachukwu said the troops of 82 Division led the operation&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Nnamdi was caught during the raid at a IPOB&sol;ESN camp located at Akpowfu Forest in Nkanu East LGA&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The joint forces engaged the dissidents in a fire fight&period; They took to their heels&comma; leaving behind their wanted leader&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>One AK 47 rifle&comma; one magazine containing 21 rounds of 7&period; 62 mm Special&comma; one handset among others&comma; were recovered&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Chief of Army Staff&comma; Lt&period; Gen&period; Faruk Yahaya has commended the government operatives for the success&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Yahaya charged them &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;to comb and clear all suspected hideouts of criminal elements in their area of responsibility”&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;