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| ], 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 ] raiders. However, the Nigerian government saw the ESN as a threat to its authority, and deployed the army to locate and destroy ESN bases.<ref>, Sahara Reporters, Jan 22, 2021. Accessed Jan 22, 2021.</ref> This escalated with the outbreak of the ] a month later.<ref name="sarejan272021">, Sahara Reporters, Jan 27, 2021. Accessed Jan 28, 2021.</ref> The military confrontation lasted for seven days, until ESN declared a unilateral ceasefire and both sides withdrew from the city.<ref name="dpngjan2820212">, Daily Post, Jan 28, 2021. Accessed Jan 28, 2021.</ref> | ], 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 ] raiders. However, the Nigerian government saw the ESN as a threat to its authority, and deployed the army to locate and destroy ESN bases.<ref>, Sahara Reporters, Jan 22, 2021. Accessed Jan 22, 2021.</ref> This escalated with the outbreak of the ] a month later.<ref name="sarejan272021">, Sahara Reporters, Jan 27, 2021. Accessed Jan 28, 2021.</ref> The military confrontation lasted for seven days, until ESN declared a unilateral ceasefire and both sides withdrew from the city.<ref name="dpngjan2820212">, Daily Post, Jan 28, 2021. Accessed Jan 28, 2021.</ref> | ||
| Shortly after the Orlu Crisis, IPOB gave all the governors of southeast Nigeria 14 days to ban open grassing, threatening to deploy the ESN to enforce a ban if the authorities did not do so.<ref>, The Nation, Jan 30, 2021. Accessed Jan 30, 2021.</ref> | Shortly after the Orlu Crisis, IPOB gave all the governors of southeast Nigeria 14 days to ban open grassing, threatening to deploy the ESN to enforce a ban if the authorities did not do so.<ref>, The Nation, Jan 30, 2021. Accessed Jan 30, 2021.</ref> However, the ESN did not wait 14 days; a few days later, ESN operatives attacked a Fulani camp in ], ], killing their livestock and burning down their houses.<ref>, Sahara Reporters, Jan 31, 2021. Accessed Feb 1, 2021.</ref> | ||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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| Eastern Security Network | |
|---|---|
 Flag of the ESN | |
| Leader | Nnamdi Kanu |
| Allegiance | Indigenous People of Biafra |
| Ideology | Biafran nationalism |
| Battles and wars | Orlu Crisis |
The Eastern Security Network (ESN) is a regional security force and a paramilitary wing of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), a movement whose aim is to restore the independence 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. The military confrontation lasted for seven days, until ESN declared a unilateral ceasefire and both sides withdrew from the city.
Shortly after the Orlu Crisis, IPOB gave all the governors of southeast Nigeria 14 days to ban open grassing, threatening to deploy the ESN to enforce a ban if the authorities did not do so. However, the ESN did not wait 14 days; a few days later, ESN operatives attacked a Fulani camp in Isuikwuato, Abia State, killing their livestock and burning down their houses.
References
- Allison, Simon. "Mystery of the missing Biafran separatist". The M&G Online. Retrieved 2019-05-13.
- Nigerian Soldiers Resigned To Join Kanu’s Eastern Network – Military Sources, Sahara Reporters, Jan 22, 2021. Accessed Jan 22, 2021.
- Military Jet Combs Orlu Communities For ESN Operatives After Failed Land Combat, Sahara Reporters, Jan 27, 2021. Accessed Jan 28, 2021.
- Orlu: Nnamdi Kanu orders ESN to ceasefire against Army, watchful of Fulani herdsmen, Daily Post, Jan 28, 2021. Accessed Jan 28, 2021.
- IPOB gives Southeast governors 14 days ultimatum to ban open grazing, The Nation, Jan 30, 2021. Accessed Jan 30, 2021.
- Herdsmen Flee As IPOB’s Eastern Security Network Invades Fulani Camp In Abia, Kills Many Cows, Sahara Reporters, Jan 31, 2021. Accessed Feb 1, 2021.
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