Troops Clear IPOB Camps In South East, Recover Arms

In continuation of its clearance operations, troops of the Joint Task Force South East Operation UDO KA comprising the Army, Navy and the Air Force in conjunction with the Nigeria Police, Department of State Service and the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps on 5 December 2024 cleared IPOB/ESN Camp at Uhuala- Aku in Okigwe Local Government Area of Imo State.

The combined force acting on credible intelligence on arrival at the terrorist’s camp came in contact with the irredentists who were forced to abandon their camp in disarray escaping into the adjoining forest due to troops’ superior fire power. Items recovered include; One G3 rifle, Two Pump Action rifles, Three Dane guns, one locally fabricated pistol, one MG belt, Two AK 47 Rifle magazines, Twelve rounds of 5.56mm ammunition, Five rounds of 7.62mm NATO ammunition and a sack containing a human skull. Other items are; One Toyota Hilux Vehicle, Six radio chargers, Twenty car keys and One Boafeng radio. Troops…