{"id":1870,"date":"2024-07-21T09:26:56","date_gmt":"2024-07-21T09:26:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psmnigeria.org\/?p=1870"},"modified":"2024-07-21T09:28:30","modified_gmt":"2024-07-21T09:28:30","slug":"nigerian-troops-battle-ipob-esn-gunmen-capture-weapons-official","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psmnigeria.org\/?p=1870","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian troops battle IPOB\/ESN gunmen, capture weapons \u2013 Official"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;&#8230;troops, on arrival, engaged the terrorists in a fierce shootout, dislodging them from their camp.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Nigerian Army says its troops have successfully dislodged and destroyed a terrorist camp belonging to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and the Eastern Security Network (ESN).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The army posted on its official X-handle on Saturday that the operation was conducted early in the day in the Ezere Forest of Umuawa Aku, Okigwe Local Government Area of Imo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vdo.ai\/contact?utm_medium=video&amp;utm_term=premiumtimesng.com&amp;utm_source=vdoai_logo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><video playsinline=\"playsinline\" autoplay=\"\" muted=\"muted\" preload=\"true\" src=\"blob:https:\/\/www.premiumtimesng.com\/890b6fe9-c9e9-49df-aa60-f21f5e46ed30\"><\/video>It said the operation, which also extended into Akawa Nnneato and Lomara communities in Umunneochi Local Government Area of Abia, resulted in the capture of a General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG) and other assorted items.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It said the troops acting on actionable intelligence regarding the harassment and intimidation of local residents by the terrorist elements, swiftly mobilised to neutralise the threat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><th><\/th><th><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pixfuture.com\/advertisers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/th><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the post,&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.premiumtimesng.com\/regional\/ssouth-east\/708710-troops-kill-wanted-ipob-kingpin-arrest-two-other-notorious-terrorists.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">troops<\/a><\/strong>, on arrival, engaged the terrorists in a fierce shootout, dislodging them from their camp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.premiumtimesng.com\/business\/business-news\/713952-how-our-groups-30bn-revenue-will-boost-naira-value-aliko-dangote.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It added that the troops exploited their success and gave the fleeing terrorists a hot pursuit, compelling them to abandon a 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