Gunmen kill alleged military informant behind death of ESN commander, Ikonso

Reports indicate that gunmen have shot dead a man alleged to be the informant who leaked the information of the whereabout of the Eastern Security Network (ESN) commander, Ikonso to the military.

Although his name is yet to be ascertained, the man was killed along a footpath in a village between Imo and Anambra states.

In a publication cited on SaharaReporters, the victim was suspected to be hiding in that area after renouncing his membership from the proscribed group Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).

"The victim is alleged to be the informant the military and the police used in getting Ikonso’s location and in killing him. Some said the informant was also a member of the ESN but others said he was a former IPOB member, renounced them and came to the village to hide. But he has now been killed," a source told the publication.

Sources had also told the portal that Ikonso was also discovered through his photographs shared on social media.

"Ikonso Don was a well-known hardcore IPOB member. When the ESN was launched, he joined and participated in several operations, rising to later become a commander. He was going to his village in Umuoma alongside other ESN members when they were ambushed.

"He was targeted and killed after some of the Igbo he was fighting for gave out his details to the security forces," a source had explained.

"His photographs were also shared on social media by a friend and he was given away as the ESN commander. That was the same place his photograph with Nnamdi Kanu was obtained," another source said.