Troops arrest gunrunner, raid IPOB hideouts in South-East

The Nigerian Army says troops of Operation UDO KA person intensified operations successful the South-East, apprehending a suspected gunrunner, foiling an ambush, and raiding a transgression hideout successful Abia and Imo states.

An operational study made disposable to the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, connected Tuesday, revealed that troops, successful collaboration with operatives of different information agencies, apprehended the suspected gunrunner successful Ukwa East Local Government Area of Abia state.

The study said preliminary probe revealed that the fishy was progressive successful transporting weapons to transgression elements done a 3rd enactment from Bayelsa state.

According to the report, efforts are ongoing to retrieve the weapons and way down different members of the network.

“In a related development, troops were ambushed portion assessing a burnt conveyance on the SPDC–Etekuru roadworthy successful Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area of Imo state.

“Troops subsequently exploited the country and recovered 2 burnt vehicles arsenic good arsenic 2 corpses, which were evacuated for further action.”

The study added that troops, successful conjunction with section vigilantes, raided a suspected cultist hideout successful Oguta Local Government Area of Imo, starring to the apprehension of 5 suspects.

One of the suspects, according to the report, has offered to pb troops to a suspected armoury wrong the area.

It added that th...