The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has said the reported arrest of a member of the Eastern Security Network (ESN), a security arm of IPOB in Katsina State was staged to blackmail the Biafran group. IPOB made the claim in a statement by its Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, saying that the reported arrested young man who claimed he was an ESN member was a mere staged action by the Nigeria Police Force, Katsina State Command.