Nigeria, April 21 -- Troops of the Nigerian Army have arrested a suspected commander of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed militant wing Eastern Security Network (ESN) during a raid on the group's hideout in Nwofe, Izzi Local Government Area of Ebonyi State.

The spokesperson of the 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, Olabisi Ayeni, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday.

Mr Ayeni, a lieutenant colonel, said the IPOB commander otherwise known as "Calamity" was arrested alongside four other members of the separatist group in the early hours of Tuesday (today).

The army spokesperson said troops of Sector 2 of operation Udo Ka carried out the raid under the ongoing Operation Eastern Sanity in the South-eastern st...