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From Molly Kilete, Abuja
The Nigerian Army said its soldiers on internal security operations in Imo State have foiled an attack by members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed affiliate, Eastern Security Network (ESN), on its Forward Operating Base, at Ukwuorji, along Owerri – Onitsha Expressway.
Director, Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, who made the disclosure, said the soldiers killed one of the IPOB members, arrested two, while others escaped.
He said the soldiers from 34 Artillery Brigade, operating in 82 Division, Nigerian Army, recovered one vehicle, one mobile phone, one machete, nine empty cases of expended 7.62 mm special ammunition and one empty case of expended 12.7mm ammunition during the attack.
Nwachukwu, in a statement, said troops of 34 Artillery Brigade, operating in 82 Division, Nigerian Army, Area of Responsibility, have foiled an attack by the Indigenous People of Biafra and its armed affiliate, Eastern Security Network (IPOB/ESN) on its Forward Operating Base at Ukwuorji, along Owerri – Onitsha expressway.
The irredentist fighters attempted the attack on the troops on August 20, 2023, but met their Waterloo, when they came under the superior firepower of the vigilant troops.
The troops neutralised one of the fighters, while two others were arrested, as others fled. Items recovered at the scene of the shootout, include one vehicle, one mobile phone, one machete, nine empty cases of expended 7.62 mm special ammunition and one empty case of expended 12.7mm ammunition.
In another development, following troops’ aggressive combat operations against insurgents in the north east, one Boko Haram fighter, alongside his wife, surrendered to troops of 26 Task Force Brigade Garrison in Gwoza. Items recovered from the terrorist include one AK47 rifle and 10 live rounds of 7.62 mm Special ammunition.
In a separate operation on August 21, 2023, troops of 1 Brigade Garrison, operating under 8 Division, Area of Responsibility, while acting on actionable intelligence, ambushed insurgents who were on a mission to attack Bobo Village in Talata Mafara Local Government Area of Zamfara State. In a fierce fight with the insurgents, troops eliminated two of the criminals and recovered two AK 47 rifles and four motorcycles. The army enjoined all law abiding citizens to support its operations, to enhance security across the country.
