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Troops from Operation UDO KA successfully raided the campy of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its equipped wing, the Eastern Security Network (ESN) successful Igboro Forest, Arochukwu Local Government Area (LGA) of Abia State connected Saturday, neutralising six successful the process.
The Nigerian Army announced this connected Sunday via its X authoritative handle, revealing that the cognition aimed to apprehend those liable for the caller onslaught connected its troops successful Aba.
During the intelligence-led operation, troops encountered Improvised Explosive Devices on their beforehand route, resulting successful insignificant injuries to 1 worker from fragment impacts, the service said
“The terrorists’ feeble firefights were adequately subdued with superior firepower that led to the neutralisation of 6 members of the transgression terrorists radical portion others escaped into adjoining bushes with varying degrees of gunshot wounds arsenic humor stains were seen on their flight routes,” the connection read.
“The gallant troops recovered 3 locally fabricated Rocket Propelled Grenade launchers, 2 locally fabricated Artillery guns with tripod and its bombs.
“Other items recovered see dane guns, Biafran flags arsenic good arsenic Toyota Tundra and Hilux vehicles that were burnt successful situ. Also each of their camps with antithetic inscriptions were destroyed.”
It added that the Joint Task Force Operation UDO KA called connected the radical of Abia to proceed to cooperate with information agencies by giving credible and timely accusation that volition assistance to annihilate the criminals successful the authorities and the full of South East Nigeria.
Recall that six soldiers were killed past week successful an onslaught by the IPOB/ESN.
The onslaught took spot astatine Obikabia Junction Checkpoint successful Obingwa Local Government Area adjourning Aba metropolis, wherever troops of Operation Udoka were deployed to enforce bid successful the country and support the citizens.
The attackers were said to person travel successful three-tinted Toyota Prado SUVs and others, from built up areas surrounding the checkpoint.
Six civilians were killed successful the crossfire that ensued betwixt the terrorists and the troops.
Following the sidesplitting of the soldiers, the subject had successful a connection by its spokesperson, Major General Edward Buba, vowed to retaliate the onslaught connected its troops brutally.
“The equipped forces mourn the decease of these troops arsenic each and each worker mislaid successful conflict is simply a unspeakable loss. Meanwhile, investigations are ongoing concerning the attack.
“Overall, it indispensable beryllium reiterated that the lifeline of the violent is the radical and this concern is nary exemption. Winning the warfare without the enactment of the radical is adjacent to impossible. The IPOB capitalised connected this to perpetrate attacks connected the troops. The concern leaves much to beryllium desired.
“Accordingly, it is perfectly imperative that the subject retaliate against this dastardly enactment against troops. The subject would beryllium fierce successful its response. We would bring overwhelming subject unit connected the radical to guarantee their full defeat,” the connection work successful part.
The IPOB/ESN terrorists launched the onslaught connected the soldiers portion enforcing a sit-at-home bid crossed the South-East.
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