Nigerian troops battle IPOB/ESN gunmen, capture weapons – Official

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).

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.

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.