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Troops Kills Six In Abia Forest, Recovers Locally Fabricated Weapons-Nigerian Army
Meanwhile, the identities of slain individuals were not disclosed by the Army to ascertain who they really are.
The Nigerian Army has killed about six people in Igboro Forest in Arochukwu L.G.A of Abia State, South-East Nigeria, in an Army Operation codenamed UDO KA.
The Army described the slain individuals as “members of criminal terrorists group.” Meanwhile, the identities of slain individuals were not disclosed by the Army to ascertain who they really are.
In a statement published on its X handle, the Force said, “troops of Operation UDO KA conducted another sucessful clearance/raid operations to the IPOB/ESN Camp in Igboro Forest in Arochukwu LGA of Abia State yesterday.”
“During the intelligence led operation, troops encountered Improvised Explosive Devices along it’s axis of advance and one soldier sustained minor injury from the fragment.”
Recall that President Tinubu had issued an official statement following the killing of about three Soldiers in Aba, threatening that FG Will Come Down Heavily Against Those Who Attack Our Armed Forces – Pres. Tinubu
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The statement reads in full:
“TROOPS OF OPERATION UDO KA CONDUCTS CLEARANCE/RAID OPERATIONS AT IGBORO FOREST IN ABIA STATE AND NEUTRALISED SIX”
“In order to apprehend the perpetuators of the attack on own troops (3 out of those killed are from the SE) at Aba last week as well as to recover arms and ammunition from the Indigeneous People of Biafra and its affiliate Eastern Security Network (IPOB/ESN) terrorist group, troops of Operation UDO KA conducted another sucessful clearance/raid operations to the IPOB/ESN Camp in Igboro Forest in Arochukwu LGA of Abia State yesterday.”
“During the intelligence led operation, troops encountered Improvised Explosive Devices along it’s axis of advance and one soldier sustained minor injury from the fragment. The terrorists’ feeble firefight were adequately subdued with superior firepower that led to the neutralization of 6 members of the criminal terrorists group while others escaped into adjoining bushes with varying degrees of gunshot wounds as blood stains were seen along their escape routes.”
“The gallant troops recovered, three locally fabricated Rocket Propelled Grenade launchers, two locally fabricated Artillery gun with tripod and its bombs. Other items recovered include dane guns, Biafran flags as well as Toyota Tundra and Hilux vehicles that were burnt insitu. Also all of their camps with different inscriptions were destroyed.”
“The Joint Task Force Operation UDO KA is calling on the good people of Abia to continue to cooperate with security agencies by giving credible and timely information that will help to annihilate the criminals in the State and the whole of South East Nigeria.”