ESN, members arrested in Rivers and some of the items recovered
from them
Seven alleged operatives of the Eastern Security Network ,ESN,
an armed wing of the proscribed Indigenous People Of Biafra IPOB,
have been killed in a joint operation conducted by the military,
the Department of State Services, DSS and Civil Defence operatives
in Rivers State, the Nigerian Army has said.
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The raid on the alleged ESN camp was conducted at Forest along
Pipelines Road Ogali/ Kom-Kom boundary between Eleme and Oyigbo
Local Government Area of Rivers State, according to the statement
released late Thursday evening.
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The Army also said five of the operatives ESN were arrested
during the operation, while arms and ammunition were recovered at
the camp during the raid that took place at about 6:15 pm on
Thursday.
The statement read: “6 Div in conjunction with Keystone, DSS and
NSCDC led by Brigadier-General MD Danja conducted clearance/raid
operations at suspected IPOB/ESN camp in Agbochia Forest along
Pipelines Road Ogali/ Kom-Kom boundary between Eleme and Oyigbo
Local Government Area of Rivers State.
“During the clearance/raid Operations, the team came in contact
with the IPOB/ESN members. However, during the firefight, 7 x
IPOB/ESN members were neutralized and 5 x suspects were
arrested.
Items recovered during the clearance/raid include: Communication
gadgets, assorted cell phones, army uniforms arms and ammunition
were also recovered.
Also recovered from the camp two AK 47 rifles, two G3 rifles,
one locally made machine gun and one G3 magazine. Also recovered
were include three rounds of 7.62mm special,10 rounds 7.62mm , 51mm
NATO, one cutlass, five Baofeng handheld radios with chargers and
10 black berets.
ESN, members arrested in Rivers and some of the items recovered
from them
Seven alleged operatives of the Eastern Security Network ,ESN,
an armed wing of the proscribed Indigenous People Of Biafra IPOB,
have been killed in a joint operation conducted by the military,
the Department of State Services, DSS and Civil Defence operatives
in Rivers State, the Nigerian Army has said.
The raid on the alleged ESN camp was conducted at Forest along
Pipelines Road Ogali/ Kom-Kom boundary between Eleme and Oyigbo
Local Government Area of Rivers State, according to the statement
released late Thursday evening.
The Army also said five of the operatives ESN were arrested
during the operation, while arms and ammunition were recovered at
the camp during the raid that took place at about 6:15 pm on
Thursday.
The statement read: “6 Div in conjunction with Keystone, DSS and
NSCDC led by Brigadier-General MD Danja conducted clearance/raid
operations at suspected IPOB/ESN camp in Agbochia Forest along
Pipelines Road Ogali/ Kom-Kom boundary between Eleme and Oyigbo
Local Government Area of Rivers State.
“During the clearance/raid Operations, the team came in contact
with the IPOB/ESN members. However, during the firefight, 7 x
IPOB/ESN members were neutralized and 5 x suspects were
arrested.
Items recovered during the clearance/raid include: Communication
gadgets, assorted cell phones, army uniforms arms and ammunition
were also recovered.
Also recovered from the camp two AK 47 rifles, two G3 rifles,
one locally made machine gun and one G3 magazine. Also recovered
were include three rounds of 7.62mm special,10 rounds 7.62mm , 51mm
NATO, one cutlass, five Baofeng handheld radios with chargers and
10 black berets.