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==History== ==History==

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Eastern Security Network
Leaders
AllegianceIndigenous People of Biafra
Battles and warsOrlu Crisis

The Eastern Security Network (ESN) is a Security outfit set up by the leadership of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to protect Eastern Nigeria in face of terrorism and banditry that has overwhelmed the Nigerian State. According to Kanu, during a live Facebook post, ESN was established to defend the people of the Eastern Region from terrorists and bandits allegedly trooping in from the North 


IPOB is  a movement whose aim is to "restore" the independent state of Biafra, which has been defunct since the 1967-1970 Nigerian Civil War.

History

Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of IPOB, announced the formation of the ESN on December 12, 2020. The stated aim was to act as a regional security force to protect people against Fulani raiders. However, the Nigerian government saw the ESN as a threat to its authority, and deployed the army to locate and destroy ESN bases. This escalated with the outbreak of the Orlu Crisis a month later.

References

  1. Allison, Simon. "Mystery of the missing Biafran separatist". The M&G Online. Retrieved 2019-05-13.
  2. Nigerian Soldiers Resigned To Join Kanu’s Eastern Network – Military Sources, Sahara Reporters, Jan 22, 2021. Accessed Jan 22, 2021.
  3. Military Jet Combs Orlu Communities For ESN Operatives After Failed Land Combat, Sahara Reporters, Jan 27, 2021. Accessed Jan 28, 2021.
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