TROOPS NEUTRALIZE 4 IPOB/ESN MEMBERS, RECOVER ARMS
Troops of Joint Task Force South East Operation UDO KA II while on a routine patrol on Thursday, 28 September 2023 encountered an ambush, staged by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed affiliates the Eastern Security Network (ESN) using Improvised Explosive Device (IED) along Orsumoghu - Ukpor road in Anambra State.
During the firefight, the gallant troops countered the ambush with superior firepower neutralizing one member of the irredentist group. 2 AK 47 rifles were recovered at the scene of the firefight while others escaped into the nearby bushes with various degrees of gunshot injuries. On further exploitation of the withdrawal route, three more bodies of IPOB/ESN members were recovered who died from gunshot wounds sustained during the firefight.
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