Ajirioghene Imah
A combined troops of 63 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, the Nigeria Police and Operatives of the Department of State Services have neutralized two IPOB/ESN fighters and arrested five others after a fierce encounter at Fuji Junction general area in Asaba, Delta state.
This was disclosed by the Director Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu.
According to him, the encounter was followed by distress calls that the community was under attack by the terrorists, to which the combined troops swiftly responded.
Nwachukwu added that the troop recovered one AK 47 Rifle, one Pump Action Semi Automatic Rifle, 15 Live Cartridges, one AK 47 Rifle Magazine and a Baofeng Radio Receiver.
He added that the terrorists succumbed to the overwhelming fire power of the troops, after two of their members fell in the fire fight that ensued, while the survivors fled to their hideout around Okpanam river.
He therefore implored members of the public to continue to cooperate with the security agencies by providing actionable information to support their operations to tackle security challenges.
