A joint operation by the Nigeria Police Force, the Nigerian Army, and Department of State Services has led to the killing of one Commander Ikonso, identified as the vice president-designate of proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB).
Six other fighters of the militia group linked to the IPOB were also killed, while two other members were arrested in the joint operation.
Security agents said the late IPOB commander coordinated all the operations of the group in the southeast.
The late IPOB leader was also said to be the coordinator of all the operations of the group in the South-East, including the attack on the Imo Police Headquarters on April 5 and several other attacks on security and military personnel and facilities.
