Director, Army Public Family members, Brigadier Overall Onyema Nwachukwu
Males of the Nigerian Army own foiled an assault on the Forward Operating Wrong by the Indigenous Of us of Biafra fighters in Imo say.
The Army talked about the IPOB fighters who attempted the assault on its snide were met with stiff resistance by the personnel on the floor.
An announcement on Tuesday by the Director, of Army Public Family members, Brig. Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu talked about in the fierce gun strive against that ensued on August 20, the troops killed one of many fighters and arrested two.
It read, “Troops of 34 Artillery Brigade, working in 82 Division Nigerian Army, Apartment of Responsibility own foiled an assault by Indigenous Of us of Biafra and its armed affiliate, Eastern Safety Network on its Forward Operating Wrong at Ukwuorji, along Owerri – Onitsha expressway.
“The irredentist fighters attempted the assault on the troops on 20 August 2023 but met their Waterloo, after they came below the superior firepower of the vigilant troops. The troops neutralized one of many fighters, while 2 others were arrested, as others fled.
“Objects recovered on the scene of the shootout, embody one automobile, one cell phone, one machete, 9 empty cases of expended 7.62 mm Particular Ammunition, and one empty case of expended 12.7mm Ammunition.”
He additionally talked just a few Boko Haram fighter with his spouse surrendered to troops after an aggressive operation in Borno.
“In another style, following troops’ aggressive strive against operations against insurgents in the north east, one Boko Haram fighter alongside his spouse surrendered to troops of 26 Job Force Brigade Garrison in Gwoza. Objects recovered from the terrorist, embody one AK 47 Rifle and 10 Are living rounds of 7.62 mm Particular Ammunition, ” the commentary added.
Onyema additionally disclosed that troops in another operation on August 21 were waylaid by bandits making ready to assault a village in Zamfara say.
He talked about two of the bandits were killed, four motorcycles and two AK 47 were recovered from them.
Onyema talked about, “In a separate operation on 21 August 2023, troops of 1 Brigade Garrison, working below 8 Division, Apartment of Responsibility, while performing on actionable Intelligence, ambushed insurgents who were on a mission to assault Bobo Village in Talata Mafara Native Executive Apartment of Zamfara Assert. In a fierce strive against with the insurgents, troops eliminated two of the criminals and recovered two AK 47 Rifles and 4 motorcycles.”