Military Raids IPOB/ESN Camps, Recovers Amunitions, Human Skull, Others
Published on: December 9, 2024
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A joint military operation has resulted in the arrest of “two suspected terrorists” and the recovery of various arms and ammunition in camps belonging to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and Eastern Security Network (ESN) in the South-East region.
According to Lt. Col. Jonah Unuakhalu, spokesman for the task force, “Operation UDO KA,” troops cleared an IPOB/ESN camp at Uhuala-Aku in the Okigwe Local Government Area of Imo on December 5, 2024.
“The combined force, acting on credible intelligence, on arrival at the terrorist’s camp came in contact with the irredentists who were forced to abandon their camp in disarray, escaping into the adjoining forest due to troops’ superior firepower,” Unuakhalu said.
Items recovered from the camp include one G3 rifle, two pump-action rifles, three Dane guns, one locally-fabricated pistol, one MG belt, two AK-47 rifle magazines, 12 rounds of 5.56mm ammunition, and five rounds of 7.62mm NATO ammunition.
Other items recovered are a sack containing a “human skull, one Toyota Hilux vehicle, six radio chargers, 20 car keys, and one Boafeng radio.” Troops also destroyed 26 makeshift accommodations in the camp.
Additionally, troops of Sector 2 arrested two suspects terrorizing the Okposi community in Ebonyi and recovered two locally-fabricated pistols, nine live cartridges, and one motorcycle.
In another operation, troops of Sector 1, in conjunction with the Department of State Services, raided an IPOB/ESN camp at Agu Orba Ekwegbe Community in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State.
The combined team recovered various locally-fabricated items, including two General Purpose Machine Guns, one single-barrel gun, 12 rifles under construction, two single-revolver pistols, 10 pistols under construction, and two pistol magazines.
Other recovered items include 335 rounds of 7.62mm by 51mm live ammunition, 12 rounds of pump-action rifle live cartridges, and 11 empty cartridges.
The combined team also recovered 21 military desert boots, eight pairs of military raincoats, three IPOB/ESN flags, a first aid box, six cutlasses, two knives, as well as bags of rice and garri. The camp was subsequently destroyed.
Maj. Gen. Hassan Dada, Force Commander of the task force, called on all well-meaning citizens to embrace dialogue as a tool of maintaining peace and stability in the South-East.
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