Rivers: Troops neutralise 7, arrest 5 IPOB/ESN terrorist suspects

By Blessing wika, Abuja

Troops of 6 Division Garrison, Port Harcourt and 29 Battalion in conjunction with operatives of Nigerian Police, DSS, and NSCDC, conducted a Clearance/Raid Operation at suspected IPOB/ESN enclaves at Agbomchia Forest along Pipeline Road, Ogali/Komkom Boundary between Eleme and Oyigbo LGA’s of Rivers State.

In the fire fight that ensued during the Clearance/Raid Operation, 7 IPOB/ESN members were neutralized while 5 suspects were arrested.

This was contained in a statement issued by the Director Army Public Relations, Brigadier General, Mohammed Yerima and made available to Nigerian NewsDirect on Sunday.

Brig. Gen. Yerima said various items belonging to the criminals including arms and ammunition were also recovered by the security forces.

He disclosed that the camp was promptly destroyed while suspects and corpses were handed over to the Police for further actions.

The Director Army Public Relations further disclosed that there was no casualty on own troops and other security operatives as they have returned back to base in high morale.

The Nigerian Army urges members of the public to always avail the troops with accurate and timely information that will help in tracking down and neutralise the so-called Unknown Gunmen, UGM who are terrorizing the region.