Jonathan Nwokpor
According to the Nigeria Army, early on Wednesday, June 12, 2024, troops on clearance operations raided an Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) training camp and its armed wing, the Eastern Security Network (ESN), which is located in the Ihechiowa community of Arochukwu Local Government Area of Abia State. They did this in cooperation with a Task Force Tactical Patrol Squad.
According to a statement on its X, the Army claimed that during the operation, soldiers were able to sneak into the camp, demolish it, and destroy all of the facilities and training equipment that were there.
Apart from demolishing the training centre, the soldiers also attacked structures that served as hiding places for ESN commanders.
The operation, according to the statement, was a response to increased terrorist activity by IPOB/ESN, which was targeting law-abiding residents and government institutions in Abia State and other regions of Southeast Nigeria.
“In a separate operation, troops of the Nigerian Army in conjunction with other security agencies have successfully cleared bandits and criminals’ hideouts around Irele, Igbobini and Segbemi Kiribo in the general area of Ese-Odo forest in Irele Local Government Area of Ondo state.
“During the clearance operations, the troops recovered one AK-47 rifle, one AK-47 rifle magazine, 5 locally fabricated single barrel guns, and one locally made pistol. Other items recovered from the bandits include 18 rounds of 7.62mm (Special) ammunition and 24 live Cartridges.”
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