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The second-jn-command to Ikonso, the killed IPOB/ESN ultimate commander, Awurum Eze, has been arrested by security operatives in the commercial city of Aba, Abia State, the Nigerian Army has revealed.
Revealing this in a statement, Wednesday, in Abuja, the Director of Army Public Relations, Brig-Gen Mohammed Yerima, said the 48-year-old Eze, a native of Umuneke Nta, Isiala-Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State, had, on May 4, escaped operatives of Intelligence Response Team (IRT) who stormed Isiala Mbano where he was hiding, but following intensive manhunt thereafter, he was apprehended.
According to him, Eze was eventually apprehended on Wednesday in Aba after weeks of unrelenting follow-ups by operatives.
He said: “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.
“He can be seen in several photographs posing with the fugitive terrorist leader, Nnamdi Kanu. Investigation by the combined team of security operatives continues,” he said. (NAN)/ SHARE THIS