Seven suspected Gunmen have been reportedly killed with five others arrested by Security Operatives at a camp in a forest in Agbonchia, Eleme local government area of Rivers State.
The Nigerian Army in an official statement said the incident occurred on Thursday, May 27, 2021.
The Army said some officers led by Brigadier-General MD Danja conducted clearance operations at suspected IPOB/ESN camp in Agbochia Forest along Pipeline Road Ogali/Kom-Kom boundary between Eleme and Oyigbo Local Government Area of Rivers.
“During the clearance/raid operations, the team came in contact with the IPOB/ESN members. However, during the firefight, 7 IPOB/ESN members were neutralized and 5 suspects were arrested,” part of the statement read.
The Army, revealed that two AK-47 rifles, two G3 rifles, one locally made machine gun G3 magazine, and three rounds of 7.62mm, were recovered from them.
10 rounds of 7.62mm x 51mm NATO, one cutlass, five Baofeng handheld radios with chargers, 10 black barretts were also recovered.
