Nigeria on the Brink A wall daubed with red, black and green depicting the flag of the former Republic of Biafra is pictured in the city of Umuahia, southeastern Nigeria on September 28, 2017. Alexis Akwagyiram/Reuters Blog Post by John Campbell May 19, 2021 11:28 am (EST) Following President Muhammadu Buhari's May 11 meeting with the military service chiefs and the inspector general of police, Nigerian military sources confirmed that some troops were being moved from Borno State, where they have been engaged with Boko Haram and other jihadis, to the South East, to counter "bandits" and the regional separatist organization, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), along with its security force, the Eastern Security Network (ESN). The army and police have sustained increased casualties in the South East, so aircraft—including combat helicopters—will be "deployed to conduct massive raids" on the hideouts of "criminals" from the IPOB and ESN.
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