Lagos, Dec. 21, 2022 – Many members of Indigenous People of Biafra and Eastern Security Network were killed during joint operations by security agencies in Ebonyi and Enugu States.
The security agencies comprising men of the Department of State Security Services, Police, Air Force, and the Nigerian Army engaged the groups in a gun battle during the raid on their camps in the two states.
Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, Director of Army Public Relations, confirmed this in a statement on Wednesday.
He said some of the members of the group were killed, while others fled with gunshot injuries.
He listed pump action guns, grenades, military camouflage and police uniform as some of the items recovered after the operation in Ebonyi.
“Troops of 82 Division in conjunction with Nigerian Air Force, Nigeria Police, and Department of State Services on Exercise Golden Dawn II on December 19, 2022, conducted joint raid operations at an IPOB/ESN camp located at Amagu village Nkalaha community, Ishielu LGA of Ebonyi State.
“During the raid operations, the troops came in contact with members of the dissident group, resulting in an exchange of fire.
“In the encounter, the gallant troops neutralized some of the irredentists, while others took to their heels abandoning the camp,” he said.
