No less than two warriors of the Eastern Security Organization, the tactical wing of the Native Nation of Biafra, were on Wenesday killed by security agents in Asaba, Delta State.
The Chief, Armed force Advertising, Brig. Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, unveiled this in an explanation on Tuesday.
He said the ESN individuals were killed during a showdown with a joined group of Nigerian Armed force, Police, and Division of State Administrations staff in the Fuji Intersection area of Asaba, Delta State.
Nwachukwu said the group answered a trouble call from occupants locally and on arriving, the ESN individuals drew in them in a wild weapon fight, adding that because of the prevalent force of the security specialists, the lawbreakers pulled out to their hideaway.
Nwachukwu added that the IPOB individuals were followed to their camps where five individuals were captured and weapons recuperated from them.
He said, “Joined troops of 63 Detachment of the Nigerian Armed force, the Nigeria Police and agents of the Division of State Administrations have killed two IPOB/ESN warriors and captured five others after a savage experience that occurred on Wenesday, As the EFCC makes 33 arrests, four fraudsters are sentenced to prison., at the Fuji Intersection overall area in Asaba, Delta state.
“The experience followed trouble calls that the local area was enduring an onslaught by fear based oppressors, to which the joined soldiers quickly answered.
“The psychological oppressors surrendered to the staggering capability of the soldiers, after two of their individuals fell in the gunfight that resulted, while the survivors escaped to their safe-house around the Okpanam Waterway.
“The fugitive criminal elements were successfully followed by the troops to their enclave in a house near the Okpanam River, where they were captured.
“The troops also recovered a Baofeng radio receiver, one AK-47 rifle, one pump-action semi-automatic rifle, 15 live cartridges, and one AK-47 rifle magazine.”
He said the Head of Armed force Staff, Maj. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, praised the consolidated group for their work, asking them to support the collaboration.
Onyema beseeched general society to keep helping out security organizations by giving significant data to help their tasks.
