Nigeria, Aug. 20 -- Combined security operatives have dislodged 'notorious commanders' of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its militant wing, Eastern Security Network (ESN) in Imo State, South-east Nigeria.

The police spokesperson in the state, Henry Okoye, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday.

Mr Okoye, a deputy superintendent of police, said the operation was conducted on Monday at Ubaa, Umuaka, a volatile community in Njaba Local Government Area of the state.

The spokesperson said police operatives in collaboration with those of other unnamed security agencies carried out the operation.

He said the joint operation followed a tip-off and confessional statements from two earlier arrested suspects: Uchenna Opara...