Troops of Exercise Golden Dawn III, as well as personnel of the Nigerian Navy, the Nigerian Police Force (NPF) and local vigilante operatives on Monday raided camps of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed affiliates the Eastern Security Network (ESN) in Orsumoghu general area of Anambra State.
According to a statement issued on Tuesday, the troops acting on timely and credible intelligence, clearedand destroyed IPOB/ESN camps.
During the raid operations, one of the terrorists was naturalised, while others escaped with gunshot wounds and one pump action rifle was recovered.
The statement reads: “In the same vein, on Saturday 9 December 2023, troops on patrol along Orsumoghu ~ Ukpor road in Ihiala Local Government Area came in contact with the irredentist.
“However, due to superior fire power, the criminals were forced to abandon their location. Items recovered include 27 rounds of 7.62 x 51mm ammunition, three locally made hand grenades, two handheld radios, one pair of NPF uniform and fragmental jacket and charms.”
TheHintsNews reports that Exercise Golden Dawn III was recently flagged off in the South-East region to complement the security architecture of the region during and after the yuletide period.
