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Tension heightens in Orlu as military take over community, residents desert homes

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By Ben Ugorji, Owerri

Residents in Orlu council area of Imo have reportedly deserted their homes for fear of the military take over in search of the camps of the members of Eastern Security Network (ESN).

247ureports gathered that the presence of the military has again crippled economic activities in the area and sent the ESN members on the run.

The Imo state Commissioner for Justice and Attorney General, Barr. C. O. C Akaolisa while speaking on the crisis over the weekend, said that the government has deployed the military to intervene on the extra judicial killings perpetrated by members of the ESN.

Akaolisa disclosed that the government got an intelligent report of IPOB leading attacks on Orlu people as well as the government on the pretext of looking for Fulani herdsmen.

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He said, “the ESN members have taken the laws into their own hands by killing over 10 policemen and two prominent sons of Orlu, Ignatius Obiezu and Emmanuel Okeke and collected their hilux vehicles.

“We heard that Nnamdi Kanu is celebrating the activities of his men in Orlu but this absolutely wrong.

“We won’t fold our arms and watch these boys send us packing in our own state. That was why we sent the military to restore law and order in the areas.”

247ureports state correspondent gathered from a source that the military surveillance helicopter which hovered on a daily basis in Orlu and neighbouring LGAs, had caused more panic among the people.

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In Orsuihitteukwa, a neighbouring community in Orsu LGA, the source admitted that the soldiers were not harmful but expressed concern on the heavy ammunition in their possession and hovering of helicopter over the houses.

The source further said, “truly, the presence of the military has, to a large extent, calmed the situation. But I urge the leaders in the zone to address the security instability in our zone. This is not healthy for the progress and advancement of the biggest Senatorial Zone in Nigeria.”

Meanwhile, 247urports learned that at neighbouring LGAs including Orsu, Njaba and Ideato-north where the ESN members reportedly ran to, had been taken over by the military

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