Nigerian Army neutralizes two IPOB/ESN members

Troops of the 82 Division, Nigerian Army, Abakpa Enugu State, have neutralized two combatants of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB and the Eastern Security Network, ESN along Eke Ututu – Ihitte Nansa road in Orsu Local Government Area of Imo State.

Director Army Public Relations, Onyema Nwachukwu in a statement issued on Wednesday, said the troops were made up of the 34 Artillery Brigade, in conjunction with troops of the Nigerian Navy, Air Force and other security agencies.

He added that the troops encountered the elements while carrying out a raid operation around the general area of Orsu Ihitte Ukwa and Ihitte Nansa, and that the neutralized members had taken positions to launch one of their primed rockets when they were engaged and taken out by the vigilant troops.

Nwachukwu noted that although the bomb planted by the elements went off, without any casualty, the improvised Explosive Devices, IED deployed, exploded at Eke Ututu Market, destroying some of the shops in the market.

“After the incident, the Explosive Ordnance Device (EOD) team recovered several Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) planted along the road, as well as locally fabricated rocket launchers,” the statement said.