Nigerian army foils ESN attack in Enugu

The Nigerian Army said its troops of Sector 1, Operation UDO KA, successful collaboration with different information agencies, portion connected an intelligence-led patrol ngo to Imezi Owa community, Ezeagu Local Government Area of Enugu State, connected May 6, 2026, foiled an onslaught by suspected terrorists of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, and the Eastern Security Network, ESN.

It said the patrol was a follow-up to the tracking of violent collaborators successful the community.

A connection signed by Lt. Col. Olabisi Ayeni, Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, 82 Division Nigerian Army, said that portion troops were advancing connected ft into the community, they came nether onslaught from a building, resulting successful injuries to 3 personnel.

It said that contempt the attack, troops maintained operational dominance, foiled the onslaught and secured the wide area, portion the injured unit were promptly evacuated.

“The wounded unit are presently receiving attraction astatine a subject aesculapian facility,” the connection said.

The connection added that “during the speech of fire, Improvised Explosive Devices stored by the terrorists successful the gathering utilized arsenic their hideout detonated, triggering a occurrence outbreak that destroyed the hideout.”

It said that “subsequent searches astir the ge...