Troops of Operation UDO KA have neutralised six terrorists following a successful raid on the camp of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed wing, the Eastern Security Network (ESN) in Igboro Forest, Arochukwu Local Government of Abia State on Saturday.
The Nigerian Army disclosed this on its X handle today, saying that the operation was embarked upon to apprehend the perpetrators of the attack on its troops in Aba last week.
The army said that during the intelligence-led operation, troops encountered Improvised Explosive Devices along its axis of advance and one soldier sustained minor injury from the fragment.
It added that the Joint Task Force Operation UDO KA called on the people of Abia to continue to cooperate with security agencies by giving credible and timely information that will help to annihilate the criminals in the State and the whole of South East Nigeria.
Recall that six soldiers were killed last week in an attack by the IPOB/ESN.
Meanwhile, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi has called on the Federal Government to put an end to the killing spree in the country.
Obi stated this while reacting to the gruesome murder of seven mobile police officers by armed bandits in Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara State.
He insisted that the government must keep the nation safe by bring the perpetrators of the crime to justice.
Speaking via his X handle today, the LP chieftain said he would continue to add his voice against the ever-rising tide of insecurity in Nigeria, stressing that the life of every Nigerian matter and must be protected.