Together with the Nigeria Police, the Nigerian Army, Navy, and Air Force, as well as the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, the Nigerian government cleared many camps on Friday and conducted raids on the Eastern Security Network camps at Agbobu and Umulolo-Umukele-Amousu in the Okigwe Local Government Area of Imo State.
This was revealed in a message posted on the official X account of the Nigerian Army.
The statement states that the 82 Division troops found fake US dollar bills, T-shirts from the Biafran Liberation Army, other Biafran insignia, military kit bags, cables for axes and improvised explosive device detonation, and the rank badges of two policemen who were abducted along the Enugu-Port Harcourt Road.
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The statement stated, in part, that during the operation, troops “neutralized” one of the terrorists and “extricated” four kidnapped victims. It also stated that the troops neutralized some kidnappers in Owerri, forcing them to abandon the abducted victim and their belongings. Two suspected members of the ESN were also arrested, and the burnt corpses of policemen were discovered at the camp.
“Troops on night patrol in Owerri metropolis foiled a kidnapping attempt by some suspected IPOB/ESN terrorists,” the statement said. The crooks were forced to leave the victim when the military engaged them in a gunfight.
“One G-3 rifle with mounted magazines, one AK-47 rifle and magazine, and the terrorists’ vehicle were recovered by the troops.”