Nigeria: Troops Kill 2 IPOB Members, Recover IEDs In Imo Community


The Nigerian Army has said that Troops of 82 Division Enugu, in collaboration with other services on Tuesday, August 30, 2022, killed two members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its militant wing, Eastern Security Network (ESN) along Eke Ututu – Ihitte Nansa Road in Orsu local government area of Imo State

The director, Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement, said the troops also recovered several Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) planted along the road, as well as locally fabricated rocket launchers.

He said the troops encountered the proscribed sect members while carrying out a raid operation around the general area of Orsu Ihitte Ukwa and Ihitte Nansa in the State.

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Source: Leadership