Troops of 63 Brigade operating under 6 Division Nigerian Army in the early hours of Saturday stormed the enclave of fighters of outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and Eastern Security in Asaba, Delta State.
Director Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu in statement said troops destroyed the IPOB/ESN enclave during the operation.
“Recall that troops of 63 Brigade operating under 6 Division Nigerian Army in the early hours of today Saturday 22 July 2023 destroyed an IPOB/ ESN enclave in a forested high ground in Asaba,” Nwachukwu said.
The Army Spokesman further disclosed that troops also captured one wounded fighter while they recovered several items from the fleeing fighters.
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“The troops who are on further exploit and pursuit of the fleeing IPOB fighters have captured one wounded fighter and recovered several additional items from the criminals.
He named items recovered as four Motorcycles, four Double Barrel guns, five AK 47 Magazines, 18 rounds of Live 7.62mm Special ammunition, 6 Mobile phones, two Power banks, six Boafeng Communication Radios and Chargers and an Android phone.
Others are one HP Laptop, 13 IPOB flags, one Power generating set, one Gas Cylinder, IPOB Uniforms and accoutrements as well as five improvised Beagles.
Brig.-Gen. Nwachukwu also mentioned two Automated Teller Machine (ATM) cards and a wrist watch among items seized from the dislodged IPOB members.
The Chief of Army Staff, Major General Taoreed Lagbaja has commended the troops and other security agencies for their effort in the ongoing operations and has charged them to sustain the momentum to restore sanity in the region.
