A joint security team consisting of troops of 302 Regiment of the Nigerian Army, operatives of the Nigerian Navy, Department of State Services and Nigeria Police Force, have dislodged camps belonging to Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and Eastern Security Network (ESN) at Idara Nnebo, Ihe Mbosi villages and Ukpor in Nnewi South Local Government Area of Anambra State.
According to Director, Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, the clearance operation was conducted in the early hours of Saturday June 25, 2022.
He said the troops cleared IPOB fire positions and Improvised Explosive Devices to dislodge the criminals from their hideouts.
Nwachukwu added that the troops recovered two AK-47 rifles, three magazines with five rounds of 7.62 mm (Special) ammunition, two pump action rifles, one locally fabricated gun and three power generators, among others during the operations.
Similarly, troops of 103 Battalion conducted a raid operation on IPOB/ ESN camp at Nkwere Inyi Forest in Oji River Local Government of Enugu State.
Nwachukwu said the encounter forced the criminals to flee in disarray, while troops recovered one Lexus and a Toyota Highlander SUV suspected to have been snatched by the criminals.
Other items recovered, he said, included two motorcycles, one double-barrel gun and seven live cartridges.
He enjoined members of the public to continue to support troops with credible information on the activities of the criminal elements in the region.
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