Troops of the 82 Division of the Nigerian Army. in collaboration the Nigeria Police Force , Department of State Services and other security agencies conducted a raid on the hideouts of Indigenous People of Biafra and its armed affiliate, Eastern Security Network at Imufu in Igbo-Eze North, Local Government Area of Enugu State.
A statement by army spokeperson Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu says In the encounter with the fighters, troops subdued them with superior firepower, killing two fighters.
A similar security agency collaboration the same day, arrested a notorious ESN Commander, Ezege in a separate sting operation at Obinagu in Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State.
The arrested ESN Commander recently threatened to unleash mayhem in Enugu state via a viral video and audio message circulated on some social media platforms .
He is currently in custody for further investigations.
In another operation, troops of 130 Battalion operating in 13 Brigade Area of Responsibility under 82 Division Nigerian Army, in collaboration with Department of State Services on Wednesday, busted a notorious syndicate of gunrunners at Obudu motorcycle park in Obudu Local Government Area of Cross River state.
The operation followed credible intelligence revealing the illicit activities of the gunrunners in Obudu and Biaju general areas. In the sting operation, the leader of the gun running syndicate was nabbed alongside his accomplices, two Nigerians and two Cameroonians.
Preliminary investigations show that the accomplices purchase firearms, which they in turn sell to a middle man, who supplies the arms and ammunition to Ambazonian Separatists in the Republic of Cameroon.
A subsequent operation conducted on Thursday led to the arrest of the gunrunning kingpin, Raphael aka Biajua, a Cameroonian, at Biajua community in Boki LGA of Cross River State.
The troops also recovered 4 Semi Automatic Pump Action Rifles and four mobile phones.
(Editor: Oloyede Oworu)
