Ikechukeu Umaefulem, the "Chief Priest" of the Eastern Security Network, the security arm of the Indigenous People of Biafra, was detained by Imo State Police Command on Tuesday. According to a statement by the command's spokesperson, Micheal Abattam, in Owerri, the suspect was detained in the Orlu region.



A pump action gun with five rounds of live ammunition, an IED, knockouts, gun powder, a Biafran flag and other spiritual artifacts were among the materials confiscated from the suspects according to Abattam. "One of the suspects stated that they now attack police stations from spiritual homes, leading the ever-active Imo Command's tactical teams to Ikechukeu Umaefulem's home in Ikeduru LGA, Imo State, where he was apprehended," the statement added.

Things such as a pump action rifle with five live cartridges, an improvised explosive device, knock-out bombs, gunpowder, a Biafran flag and other spiritual items were found during a search of his house and office. Continue reading