The Director General, Department of State Services (DSS), Oluwatosin Adeola Ajayi, has ordered the release of Kenneth Okechukwu Nwafor, arrested in July 2022 over alleged links to the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB). Nwafor, from Isuikwuato LGA in Abia State, was awarded N5 million as compensation for his wrongful arrest and is entitled to…
The Department of State Services (DSS) has filed Terrorism Charges against seven IPOB key commanders linked to Simon Ekpa before a Federal High Court in Abuja. In the three separate cases, FHC/ABJ/CR/632/2025; FHC/ABJ/CR/633/2025 and FHC/ABJ/CR/634/2025, filed on 19 November, the seven suspects were accused of receiving funds and other material support from Simon Ekpa and…
Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has again defended bandits terrorising northern Nigeria, claiming they are on “revenge missions” rather than waging unprovoked violence. Gumi, who has consistently courted public outrage over his sympathy for terrorists, made the remarks during an interview on Trust TV on Friday which SaharaReporters monitored. The Sheikh argued that the…
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in the United States is mobilising for a mass protest in Washington, D.C., to oppose the visit of a high-level Nigerian government delegation reportedly traveling to America to “polish Nigeria’s image.” In a statement issued on Monday by Comrade Emma Powerful, the media and publicity secretary for the Indigenous…
A new open-source intelligence investigation by TheCable has revealed that social media networks linked to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) were instrumental in spreading claims of a “Christian genocide” in Nigeria. According to the analysis, data from X (formerly Twitter) between January 1 and October 1, 2025, recorded over 165,000 mentions of the topic,…
The Nigerian Army has announced the arrest of Ifeanyi Eze Okorienta, a commander of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and the Eastern Security Network (ESN), popularly known as Gentle de Yahoo. Okorienta was apprehended at his hideout in Aku-Ihube, Okigwe Local Government Area, Imo State, during a joint operation by the 34 Artillery Brigade…
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has distanced itself from the recent conviction of Simon Ekpa in Finland, stressing that his activities have no connection with the group. The group accused the Nigerian government of launching a smear campaign to discredit its detained leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. In a statement signed by its spokesperson, Emma…
The Anambra State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a notorious leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed wing, the Eastern Security Network (ESN), in Ozubulu, Ekwusigo Local Government Area. According to Zagazola Makama, a counter insurgency reporter, the operation took place on July 15 at about 2:00 a.m.,…
Troops of Sector 5, Operation UDO KA, in a joint operation with operatives of the 63 Brigade and the Department of State Services (DSS), have intercepted a truck loaded with more than 164,000 live cartridges allegedly destined for the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed wing, the Eastern Security Network (ESN). The…
The trial of the self-acclaimed Biafra agitator, Nigerian-Finnish, Simon Ekpa, commenced in Finland on Friday. Ekpa, who heads a faction of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), was charged with terrorism offences by the Finnish authorities on May 16, 2025. The deputy prosecutor general in Finland charged Ekpa with public incitement to commit a crime…