Troops neutralize ESN/IPOB fighters in Delta
Combined troops from the 63rd Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Nigerian Police officers and Department of State Services (DSS) agents incapacitated two IPOB/ESN fighters and arrested five others.
The fighters were killed by the Combined Security Forces after a violent encounter yesterday, July 17, 2023, at Fuji Junction general area in Asaba, Delta State.
This followed distress calls that the community was under attack by the terrorists, leading the combined troops to spring into action.
In a statement by the army's director of public relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, the terrorists were subdued by the troops' overwhelming firepower after two of their members fell in the firefight followed, while the survivors fled to their hideout around the Okpanam River.
The statement also revealed that the troops, in pursuit of the fleeing criminal elements, successfully tracked them to their hiding place in a house around the Okpanam River, where they were caught.
The troops recovered an AK-47 rifle, a semi-automatic shotgun, 15 live rounds, an AK-47 magazine and a Baofeng radio receiver.
The statement called on members of the public to “continue to cooperate with security agencies in providing actionable information to support their operations to address security challenges.”
Meanwhile, Army Chief of Staff Major General Taoreed Lagbaja commended the combined troops for their efforts and urged them to maintain synergy as they restore peace to the region. region.
Combined troops from the 63rd Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Nigerian Police officers and Department of State Services (DSS) agents incapacitated two IPOB/ESN fighters and arrested five others.
The fighters were killed by the Combined Security Forces after a violent encounter yesterday, July 17, 2023, at Fuji Junction general area in Asaba, Delta State.
This followed distress calls that the community was under attack by the terrorists, leading the combined troops to spring into action.
In a statement by the army's director of public relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, the terrorists were subdued by the troops' overwhelming firepower after two of their members fell in the firefight followed, while the survivors fled to their hideout around the Okpanam River.
The statement also revealed that the troops, in pursuit of the fleeing criminal elements, successfully tracked them to their hiding place in a house around the Okpanam River, where they were caught.
The troops recovered an AK-47 rifle, a semi-automatic shotgun, 15 live rounds, an AK-47 magazine and a Baofeng radio receiver.
The statement called on members of the public to “continue to cooperate with security agencies in providing actionable information to support their operations to address security challenges.”
Meanwhile, Army Chief of Staff Major General Taoreed Lagbaja commended the combined troops for their efforts and urged them to maintain synergy as they restore peace to the region. region.
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