{"id":106349,"date":"2023-07-22T14:56:13","date_gmt":"2023-07-22T13:56:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=106349"},"modified":"2023-07-22T14:56:13","modified_gmt":"2023-07-22T13:56:13","slug":"nigerian-troops-sack-ipob-esn-enclave-capture-top-commander","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/nigerian-troops-sack-ipob-esn-enclave-capture-top-commander\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian troops sack IPOB\/ESN enclave, capture top commander"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">Troops of the Nigerian Army\u2019s 63 Brigade Garrison under 6 division and the Department of State Services, in a sustained effort to rid Nigeria of criminality, on Saturday destroyed an enclave of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB)\/Eastern Security Network (ESN)at Asaba, Delta State,<\/p>\n<p>While conducting a clearance operation, the troops raided a fortified enclave located in the middle of a forested High ground in the early hours of the day.<\/p>\n<p>Director of Army Public Relations, Brig Gen Onyema Nwachukwu said, \u201cThe gallant troops overpowered the IPOB fighters in the exchange of fire that followed the encounter, compelling them to abandon their hideout in disarray.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe troops captured one of the fleeing fighters and recovered five AK 47 Rifles, three Pump Action Semi-Automatic Rifles, one G3 Rifle and one single barrel gun.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOther items recovered, include Live Cartridges, Electric Saw, Machetes, an Axe and IPOB flag.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe troops have destroyed the enclave and are exploiting the forest in pursuit of the fleeing fighters.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Chief of Army Staff, Major General Taoreed Lagbaja has commended the troops and other security agencies for their effort in the ongoing operations and has charged them to sustain the momentum to restore sanity in the region.<\/p>\n<div class=\"yj6qo\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"adL\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Troops of the Nigerian Army\u2019s 63 Brigade Garrison under 6 division and the Department of State Services, in a sustained effort to rid Nigeria of criminality, on Saturday destroyed an&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":106350,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-106349","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-exclusive"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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