The Joint Task Force Operation Udo Ka, in continuation of its operations to stamp out the criminalities of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed affiliate the Eastern Security Network (ESN) has raided and cleared the notorious Monday Oluchi Ogu Camp also known as B44 Camp in Imo State.
The military in a statement issued Sunday said the operation which commenced on Thursday 28 March 2024 was aimed at clearing known (IPOB/ESN Camp located at the border of Njaba River bothering Awo-Omama Community in Oru East Local Government Area and Ezoiha community in Mbaitoli LGA of Imo State.
It said: “During the clearance operations that continued on Friday troops came in contact with the criminals. Due to the superior fire power, the terrorists were forced to flee into the nearby bushes with various degrees of injuries and gunshot wounds.
“Troops further encountered and detonated some of the planted Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) meant to hinder troops movements.”
It noted that it was disheartening to discover that some innocent Ndigbos, some reported kidnapped, were gruesomely murdered and buried in shallow graves in the Camp without any form of dignity.
It added that as part of the Nigerian Army Civil Military Cooperation Relations, forensic analysis of some of the exhumed corpses will be done for a beffiting burial.
Other items recovered include, three IEDs, one RPG bomb, one motorcycle, Seven Baofeng handheld radios, local jewelries, a foreign ATM card, two SIM cards, two voters cards, Plate numbers of stolen vehicles and a toolbox.