Security officials on Thursday killed eleven members of Eastern Security Network (ESN); an arm wing of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOD) and recovered weapons, charms from them.
Penpushing reports that, Director Army Public Relations of Nigerian Army, Brigadier General Mohammed Yerima who confirmed the killing said the members of the group stormed Orlu town with intention to attack the compound housing the Area Command and Police Station in Orlu local government of Imo State before the attempt was foiled.
The Army spokesman in a statement said soldiers worked with members of other security agencies including the police to repel the Thursday attack, adding that the security agencies suffered no casualties.
‘A gang of IPOB/ESN terrorists mounted in vehicles on Thursday, 6 May 2021, stormed Orlu town with intention to attack the compound housing the Area Command and Police Station in Orlu LGA of Imo State’, the statement reads.
‘The attackers were resisted by vigilant police personnel at the Area Command and were completely obliterated when a reinforcement team of the Nigerian Army and Nigerian Air Force arrived the scene’,Yerima explained .
‘The assailants who have been on the radar of the Joint Technical Intelligence Team were said to have come from a Forest Camp in Ideato North LGA of Imo State from where they mobilised and planned the failed attack’, the army stated.
‘Following the encounter, eleven IPOB/ESN Terrorists were neutralised while four AK47, one G3 and one Pump Action Rifles as well as a Berretta Pistol, charms and assorted ammunitions were recovered’.
‘All the seven Operational Vehicles used for the attack were demobilised and as such the remaining terrorists escaped on foot with fatal injuries.There were no casualties on the side of the security forces’, he added.
‘Law abiding citizens in the area are advised to look out for strange persons with gunshot injuries and report same to the nearest security agency for the safety of their communities.The Nigerian Army remains committed to a united Nigeria that is safe for all law abiding citizens and will continue to support the Police in maintaining internal security.
Penpushing reports that , the statement enjoined the general public to support the security forces with useful and timely information that will help eliminate the security threats in their communities.
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