{"id":94998,"date":"2022-05-17T23:06:54","date_gmt":"2022-05-17T22:06:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=94998"},"modified":"2022-05-17T23:06:54","modified_gmt":"2022-05-17T22:06:54","slug":"soldiers-neutralise-four-suspected-ipob-members-in-gun-battle-in-imo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/soldiers-neutralise-four-suspected-ipob-members-in-gun-battle-in-imo\/","title":{"rendered":"Soldiers neutralise four suspected IPOB members in gun battle in Imo"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1733110170387013881\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Nigerian Army says its soldiers of the 34 Brigade Obinze killed four suspected members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) during a gun duel in Orlu local government area of Imo state.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nThe Army said the suspected IPOB members opened fire on its troops who were on patrol in the area, adding that the troops overpowered them afterward.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nThese were contained in a statement on Monday by the Director of Army Public Relations, Brigadier-General Onyema Nwachukwu.<\/p>\n<p>The statement read, \u201cTroops of the 34 Brigade Obinze have neutralised four members of the Indigenous People of Biafra and its armed wing, Eastern Security Network, in a fierce encounter that ensued at Amaifeke and Ihioma in Orlu Local Government Area of Imo State.<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cThe terrorists were taken out today, Monday, May 16, 2022, while shooting sporadically, threatening lives and property of innocent citizens.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe irate dissidents opened fire on sighting the patrol team, who were out to ensure safety and security of lives and property of citizens.<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n\u201cThe vigilant troops engaged the criminals and neutralised four of them, while others succumbed to the superior firepower of the troops and escaped from the scene.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cItems recovered from the encounter include one pump action gun, 10 live cartridges, one Hilux truck, which was reportedly snatched at gunpoint yesterday by the irredentists, some mobile handsets and charms.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/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>The Nigerian Army says its soldiers of the 34 Brigade Obinze killed four suspected members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) during a gun duel in Orlu local government&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":84877,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-94998","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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