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Orlu Trends On Twitter As Nigerians Accuse Army Of Dropping Air Bombs And Killing People In Orlu

Nigerians have taken to micro blogging platform Twitter to call out the Nigeria Army over reported military actions on Orlu, a relatively peaceful urban city with civilian population in Imo state.
According to reports making the rounds on social media, the Nigerian Army are carrying out air strikes on Orlu residents hoping to flush out the members of Eastern Security Network (ESN), 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.
It was gathered that the military with Mi-35 helicopters opened fire on unarmed civilians while some other parts of the country suffering from banditry and terrorism are left unchecked.
Oriental Times reports that ESN was established by Nnamdi Kanu leader of IPOB with the “the sole aim and objective of this newly formed Security outfit to halt every criminal activity and banditry in the East”.
Kanu while inaugurating the Eastern Security Network, ESN, said the outfit was not different from Amotekun in the West, and Miyetti Allah in the North.
However, the security outfit has suffered opposition from government since inception.
Some Nigerians have taken to social media to accuse the Nigeria Army of inciting Ethnic war following it recent attacks on the Orlu people of Eastern part of the country.
Below are some reactions from Twitter NG.
There are reports Nigerian Army is currently dropping air bombs killing people in Orlu, Imo State.
Orlu is the second largest city in Imo state- it is only Owerri that is bigger.
How do you go to a city and carry out airstrikes? Are we now in Iraq? What is this madness really?
— #OurFavOnlineDoc 🩺🇳🇬🇬🇧💎 (@DrOlufunmilayo) February 18, 2021
Orlu boils again!
Nigerian army is currently in Orlu, hovering with war helicopter, searching for ESN. pic.twitter.com/XZPuyZIyZa— Nichez Chinedu (@NichezC) February 18, 2021
Why is the Nigerian army carrying out airstrikes in Orlu?
This nonesense should stop now!!pic.twitter.com/qPZEeGPkqU— PROF LATTE™ (@honilatte) February 18, 2021
They are killing my people at Orlu
They are killing my people at Orlu
They are killing my people at Orlu
They are killing my people at Orlu
They are killing my people at Orlu
They are killing my people at Orlu💔💔💔💔
— KACHI 🍜 (@Chef_Kachi) February 18, 2021
What did igbos do wrong?
This is messed up— Jamila Motunrola 🇳🇬◽ (@mobytoolz) February 18, 2021