Troops Kill 20 In IPOB/ESN H/Q Raid 

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The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) on Sunday disclosed in a statement that the com­bined troops of Operation Udo Ka with Nigeria Police, Department of State Ser­vices and Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps have killed 20 IPOB/ESN terrorists and recovered assorted weapons in Imo State.


 
It also said troops cleared about 50 IPOB/ ESN hideout tents in the valley including terrorists Supreme Headquarters and their Command and Control Centre as well as its Military Council Head­quarters.


 
The Director, Defence Media Operation (DMO), Major General Edward Buba, who signed the state­ment noted that “during the operations, troops made contact with terror­ists. “Following a fire fight, troops neutralised 20 ter­rorists and recovered sev­eral quantities of assorted weapons such as G3 rifles, AK47 rifles, auto pump ac­tion guns, double barrel guns, locally made pistols and RPG bombs.” He added that “troops also recovered assorted ammunition which include 226 rounds of 7.62mm spe­cial ammo, 216 rounds of 7.62mm NATO, 172 live car­tridges, 4 AK47 magazines and 3 G3 magazines.



“Others items recovered include several quantities of IEDs (ogbunigwe), POS devices, baofeng radios, mobile phones, handheld IEDs, CCTV cameras, in­verter and batteries. Addi­tional items include, Biafra flags, amongst others.
 


“Troops destroyed all camps, hideouts and shrines in the location. The location was also lit­tered with shallow graves indicative of Idol worship­ing and ritual killings. The ritual killings at the camp accounts for the several cases of missing persons in the region.



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