
UPDATE: ARMY ARRESTS TWO, RECOVERS ROCKET PROPELLER IN IPOB’S HIDEOUTS
During clearance operations in suspected Igbo and its Eastern Security Network hideouts in two council areas of Imo State, Nigerian Army troops discovered an “Ogbunigwe” rocket propeller made locally.
According to a statement released on Friday by Lt.-Col. Jonah Unuakhalu, acting deputy director, Army Public Relations, 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, on behalf of the Joint Task Force, the activities were carried out by members of the Joint Task Force South-East Operation, also known as “Operation UDO KA II.”
On Thursday, October 5, 2023, Ihioma-Ihittenansa communities in Orsu Local Government Area and Okigwe-Umulolo communities in Okigwe Local Government Area, respectively, had clearance operations take place simultaneously, according to Unuakhalu.
He explained that the operations were aimed at identifying and destroying possible camps of the fleeing IPOB/ESN agitators, whom he accused of killing and maiming as well as extorting innocent citizens of the South-East in the name of agitation.
According to him, during the operation at Umulolo, one of the troops’ vehicles was hit by an Improvised Explosive Device.
He added that no causality was recorded.
The statement partly read, “Troops also came in contact with the terrorists who fled into nearby bushes with gunshot wounds due to superior firepower.
More Stories
HEALTH: SIERRA LEONE STARTS MPOX VACCINATION AS CASES RISE
Sierra Leone on Wednesday started injecting frontline health care workers and high risk-individuals and children from age 12 with a...
NATASHA SLAMS YAHAYA BELLO, URGES HIM TO FOCUS ON CLEARING HIS NAME
Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has urged former governor Yahaya Bello to focus on addressing the corruption allegations against...
TRUMP SLAPS HEAVY TARIFFS ON CHINA, EU, OTHERS
Agency Report US President Donald Trump on Wednesday unveiled a raft of punishing tariffs targeting countries around the world, including...
UPDATE: POLICE UNCOVER CRIMINAL HIDEOUT AT SAGAMU INTERCHANGE, BEEF UP SECURITY
The Ogun State Police Command on Wednesday said it has beefed up security around the Sagamu interchange, on the Lagos-Ibadan...
FORMER NYSC DG, TSIGA, REGAINS FREEDOM FROM KIDNAPPERS DEN AFTER 2 MONTHS
The former Director General (DG) of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig,-Gen Maharazu Tsiga (rtd) has regained freedom from...
JUST IN: FG ORDERS IMMEDIATE REOPENING OF INDEPENDENCE BRIDGE IN LAGOS
The Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi has directed the immediate reopening of the Independence Bridge in Lagos to vehicular...