Troops of Joint Task Force South East Operation Udo Ka II on Sunday cleared four notorious camps of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and it’s armed affiliates the Eastern Security Network (ESN) in Ihube, Aku and Umulolo in Okigwe Local Government Area of Imo State.
In a statement issued Monday by Lt-Col. Jonah Unuakhalu, said during the clearance operation troops encountered many Improvised Explosive Device (IEDs) enroute the camps.
He said, however, due to superior firepower, the irredentist fled into neighbouring forests with Gun Shot Wounds.
Unuakhalu said it was discovered that the camps were being used to perpetuate atrocities such as cannibalism, occultic practices and ritual killings to instill fears into the law abiding citizens.
According to him, These were evident from many fresh and old corpses discovered while clearing the entire camps. Also, the houses of the two spiritual leaders/herbalists (Dibias) that took to their heels were destroyed.
Unuakhalu noted that the shrine of the wanted terrorist, Amobi Chinoso Okafor, AKA Temple where human sacrifices are being made was destroyed.
He revealed that the troops neutralised two IPOB/ESN members and four of the criminals were arrested.
He said items recovered from the camps included different denomination of the Biafra currencies, one new power bike, four motorcycles, solar panels.
Others were: POP cements and petroleum tanker suspected to have been hijacked from hard working Igbo owners trying to make a living.