South East Archives - Security Digest https://securitydigestng.com/tag/south-east/ Reporting Nigeria security Sun, 19 Apr 2026 12:33:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://securitydigestng.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/cropped-Security-Digest-Favicon-32x32.png South East Archives - Security Digest https://securitydigestng.com/tag/south-east/ 32 32 Again, army decries low South-East enrolment https://securitydigestng.com/2026/04/19/again-army-decries-low-south-east-enrolment/ Sun, 19 Apr 2026 12:33:58 +0000 https://securitydigestng.com/?p=22685 Again, army decries low South-East enrolment The Nigerian Army has expressed concern over what it described as the low level of enrolment from the South-East in the ongoing recruitment, revealing that Anambra recorded only 117 applicants out of 38,000 applications received nationwide. This was disclosed during a sensitisation event held at the Ministry of Youths’ […]

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]]> Nigerian Police arrest six suspected IPOB/ESN members in Enugu raid https://securitydigestng.com/2025/07/13/nigerian-police-arrest-six-suspected-ipob-esn-members-in-enugu-raid/ Sun, 13 Jul 2025 12:20:41 +0000 https://securitydigestng.com/?p=20677 Nigerian Police arrest six suspected IPOB/ESN members in Enugu raid By: Zagazola Makama Operatives of the Enugu State Police Command have arrested six suspected members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed wing, the Eastern Security Network (ESN), during a security raid in Aninri Local Government Area of the state. Sources told […]

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]]> Police Spokesman says Crisis in South East not Insecurity but ‘Exhibition of Strange Ideology’ https://securitydigestng.com/2023/01/19/police-spokesman-crisis-south/ https://securitydigestng.com/2023/01/19/police-spokesman-crisis-south/#respond Thu, 19 Jan 2023 15:53:22 +0000 https://securitydigestng.com/?p=19432 Police Spokesman says Crisis in South East not Insecurity but ‘Exhibition of Strange Ideology’ The Force Public Relations Officer of the Nigerian Police, Mr Olumuyiwa Adejobi, has provided a sneak peek of the Police understanding of the lingering crisis in south east region and the official attitude towards it. He said the protracted crisis which […]

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]]> https://securitydigestng.com/2023/01/19/police-spokesman-crisis-south/feed/ 0 Insecurity in South East: Time for Igbo Youths to Team Up with Military to Restore Glory, by Jude Edeh https://securitydigestng.com/2022/12/01/insecurity-south-east-time-2/ https://securitydigestng.com/2022/12/01/insecurity-south-east-time-2/#respond Thu, 01 Dec 2022 11:31:46 +0000 https://securitydigestng.com/?p=19280 Insecurity in South East: Time for Igbo Youths to Team Up with Military to Restore Glory By Jude Edeh The South East is currently a shadow of itself. Peace and security are fast eluding that part of the country that was once described as the most peaceful part of Nigeria. From Enugu Ezike to Abakaliki, […]

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]]> https://securitydigestng.com/2022/12/01/insecurity-south-east-time-2/feed/ 0 DSS Debunks Report of Force Confessions of IPOB/ESN Members in Custody https://securitydigestng.com/2021/11/29/dss-debunks-report-force/ https://securitydigestng.com/2021/11/29/dss-debunks-report-force/#respond Mon, 29 Nov 2021 13:03:03 +0000 https://securitydigestng.com/?p=17905 DSS Debunks Report of Force Confessions of IPOB/ESN Members in Custody “There is no iota of truth in the so called exclusive. The DSS does not force out confessions from suspects and has not done so in the matter of IPOB and ESN. The Service is a professional agency that follows the rules of engagement […]

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]]> https://securitydigestng.com/2021/11/29/dss-debunks-report-force/feed/ 0 Ongoing Exercise not military occupation of South East, says Nigerian Army https://securitydigestng.com/2021/11/01/ongoing-exercise-military/ https://securitydigestng.com/2021/11/01/ongoing-exercise-military/#respond Mon, 01 Nov 2021 20:40:05 +0000 https://securitydigestng.com/?p=17783 -Commended troops for modest successes recorded so far The Nigerian Army has said, ongoing deployment of troops for Exercises in parts of the country are not aimed at occupying any part of the country but designed to fish out criminal elements terrorizing peaceful and law-abiding citizens of the country. Director Army Public Relations, Brigadier General […]

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]]> https://securitydigestng.com/2021/11/01/ongoing-exercise-military/feed/ 0 Presidency replies South East traditional rulers, says demand for release of Nnamdi Kanu insulting to memory of those killed in needless blood-letting https://securitydigestng.com/2021/10/31/presidency-replies-south-east/ https://securitydigestng.com/2021/10/31/presidency-replies-south-east/#respond Sun, 31 Oct 2021 17:22:08 +0000 https://securitydigestng.com/?p=17772 says Nigerians are waiting for justice to be done The Presidency on Sunday responded to the demand by South East Traditional Rulers and representatives of Igbo Archbishops for the release of Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), saying the demand is insulting to the memory of those who have […]

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]]> https://securitydigestng.com/2021/10/31/presidency-replies-south-east/feed/ 0 Release Nnamdi Kanu to us, demilitarize region, South East Council of Traditional Rulers, Christian leaders beg FG https://securitydigestng.com/2021/10/31/release-nnamdi-kanu/ https://securitydigestng.com/2021/10/31/release-nnamdi-kanu/#respond Sun, 31 Oct 2021 16:30:30 +0000 https://securitydigestng.com/?p=17769 The South East Council of Traditional Rulers and Christian leaders has appealed appealed to the Federal Government to release the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu to them and also stop the killings and destruction in the zone. Kanu has been in the detention facility of the Nigerian secret police since […]

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]]> https://securitydigestng.com/2021/10/31/release-nnamdi-kanu/feed/ 0 Nigerian Army to IPOB/ESN: Your conspiracy pretext is a ploy to feign innocence of your criminal activities https://securitydigestng.com/2021/10/30/nigerian-army-ipob-esn/ https://securitydigestng.com/2021/10/30/nigerian-army-ipob-esn/#respond Sat, 30 Oct 2021 16:27:02 +0000 https://securitydigestng.com/?p=17764 The Nigerian Army has accused the Indigenous People of Biafra/Eastern Security Network (IPOB/ESN) of peddling “falsehood and disinformation” in order “to remain relevant in South East Nigeria.” The Army said IPOB/ESN has failed in “in their usual mannerism, to attribute their criminal activities to a third party and feign innocence; an indication of a visionless […]

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]]> https://securitydigestng.com/2021/10/30/nigerian-army-ipob-esn/feed/ 0 South East Traditional Rulers Urge Buhari to De-proscribe IPOB, Release Nnamdi Kanu, De-escalate military in Southeast Nigeria https://securitydigestng.com/2021/10/19/south-east-traditional-rulers/ https://securitydigestng.com/2021/10/19/south-east-traditional-rulers/#respond Tue, 19 Oct 2021 19:18:28 +0000 https://securitydigestng.com/?p=17720 South East Traditional Rulers Urge Buhari to De-proscribe IPOB, Release Nnamdi Kanu, De-escalate military in Southeast Nigeria Two days to the trial of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), traditional rulers of the five South East States under the aegis of the South East Council of Traditional Rulers, have urged President […]

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