{"id":93357,"date":"2022-03-29T08:08:05","date_gmt":"2022-03-29T07:08:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=93357"},"modified":"2022-03-29T08:08:05","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T07:08:05","slug":"troops-swoop-on-ipob-esn-hideout-in-anambra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/uncategorized\/troops-swoop-on-ipob-esn-hideout-in-anambra\/","title":{"rendered":"Troops swoop on IPOB\/ESN hideout in Anambra"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u2026Recover arms, other dangerous weapons<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Troops of 82 Division Nigerian Army, Enugu on Monday dislodged a criminal hideout used by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed affiliate; Eastern Security Network ( ESN) in Orsumoghu, Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra state.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Director Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nkwachukwu made the disclosure in statement on Monday in Abuja.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The troops were conducting clearance operations along Anambra\/Imo States border communities, as the notorious groups had serially launched attacks on defenceless civilians and security targets from the hideout.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to him, during the clearance operations along the border communities, the troops were met with stiff resistance from the dissident elements, as they closed in on their enclave.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;They were overwhelmed by troops&#8217; superior firepower, forcing them to abandon their hideout.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;After over running their camp, the gallant troops carried out further exploitation and recovered a cache of arms, comprising 22 Pump Action rifles, 19 Dane guns and 6 machetes.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;Other items recovered include assorted mobile phones, simcards, monitor and a laptop. One operational Hilux vehicle and various voodoo items and charms were also recovered,&#8221; he said.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Nkwachukwu said that investigations revealed that the hideout served as the operational base of one Innocent Obieke (aka Double Lion), who is said to be the head of the vigilante group in the area, but surreptitiously coordinates the criminal activities of IPOB\/ESN in the area.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;The suspect is currently on the run, while troops have intensified operations to close in on him and his cohort.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;Members of the general public are please enjoined to continue to support troops and other security agencies with credible and timely information that will lead to the arrest of criminal elements in their vicinity,&#8221; he said.<\/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>\u2026Recover arms, other dangerous weapons Troops of 82 Division Nigerian Army, Enugu on Monday dislodged a criminal hideout used by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed affiliate;&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":93358,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-93357","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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