Troops burn IPOB’s hideouts, ceases sophisticated weapons

The Nigerian army has revealed that its troops at 302 Artillery and 14 Field Engineer Regiments recently set ablaze some hideouts of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).

This comes following the alleged attacks of some members of IPOB in the southeast region.

According to the spokesman of the Nigerian Army, Brigadier-General Onyema Nwachukwu, the troops, on Monday, captured different sophisticated weapons from the terrorists including two locally-made Artillery Projectile Launchers.

Nwachukwu said, “In the operation, one combatant of the dissident group was arrested and several items, including 48 rounds of 7.62 mm NATO ammunition, 4 mobile phones, one handheld communication radio and a substance suspected to be cannabis, among others, were recovered by the troops.”

It was also recorded that in a separate operation that same day, troops of the 34 Artillery Brigade also conducted an offensive operation against oil thieves in Oguta Local Government Area of Imo State.

According to a report by Daily Trust, the troops recovered several items from the camp, including one crude oil cooking oven, three reservoirs, several connecting hoses and pipes and three mobile phones.