Combined security agencies have killed a suspected bomb expert of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its militant wing, Eastern Security Network (ESN) in Nigeria’s South-east.
The spokesperson of the Nigerian army, Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement on Friday said the suspect was killed on Wednesday during a clearance operation by the security agencies at Orsu-Ihitteukwa, a community in Orsu Local Government Area of Imo State. He said, during the operation, the suspected IPOB members “opened fire, lobbed hand held improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and launched locally made rockets” at the advancing security personnel.
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