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Troops arrest alleged IPOB members, recover firearms in South-East
Troops of the South-East Joint Task Force, “Operation UDO KA” have arrested two alleged members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) during clearance operations of the group’s camp in the region.
The spokesman for the task force, Lt. Col. Jonah Unuakhalu, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Enugu, said the operations took place in Uhuala-Aku, Okigwe local government area of the state on December 5.
The statement read: “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 firepower.
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“Items recovered included: one G3 rifle, two pump-action rifles, three Dane guns, one locally-fabricated pistol, one MG belt, two AK 47 rifle magazines, 12 rounds of 5.56mm ammunition, and five rounds of 7.62mm NATO ammunition.
“Other items are a sack containing a human skull, one Toyota Hilux Vehicle, six radio chargers, 20 car keys, and one Boafeng radio.
“Troops also destroyed 26 makeshift accommodations in the camp.”
Unuakhalu revealed that the two suspects terrorising the general area of the Okposi community of Ebonyi State were arrested by troops of sector 2 in the state.
He added that the troops recovered two locally-fabricated pistols, nine live cartridges, and one motorcycle in the operation.
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