Nigeria troops of 6 Division Garrison, Port Harcourt and 29 Battalion in conjunction with operatives of Nigerian Police, DSS, and NSCDC have conducted a clearance/raid operation at suspected IPOB/ESN enclaves at Agbomchia forest along Pipeline Road Ogali/Komkom Boundary between Eleme and Oyigbo Local Government Areas of Rivers State.
Confirming the report on Saturday, Director Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Mohammed Yerima said seven IPOB/ESN members were neutralized while five suspects were arrested in the fire fight that ensued during the clearance/raid operation.
Yerima added that various items belonging to the criminals including arms and ammunition were also recovered by the security forces.
He said the camp was promptly destroyed while suspects and corpses were handed over to the Police for further actions.
Yerima explained that there was no casualty on the side of troops and other security operatives as they had returned to base in high morale.
He urged members of the public to always avail the troops with accurate and timely information that would help in tracking down and neutralising the so-called Unknown Gunmen (UGM) who are terrorizing the region.
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