Nigerian troops of Joint Task Force South-East, code-named Operation UDO KA II killed four gunmen of the proscribed Indigenous People of ofBiafra (IPOB) and its armed affiliate, the Eastern Security Network (ESN) and recovered two AK-47 rifles during a gun duel along Orsumoghu-Ukpor Road in Anambra State.
The troops has encountered an ambush, staged by IPOB and its armed affiliates ESN using Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) during a patrol of the area, leading to the firefight, according to a statement issued on Saturday by Lt.-Col. Jonah Unuakhalu, Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, 82 Division of the Nigerian Army.
Unuakhalu said the encounter between the troops and the IPOB/ESN irredentist group took place on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023.
He said: “During the firefight, the gallant troops countered the ambush with superior firepower, neutralising one member of the irredentist group.
“Two AK-47 rifles were recovered at the scene of the firefight while others escaped into the nearby bushes with various degrees of gunshot injuries.
