One person was reportedly killed when the Nigerian Army troops of the 34 Artillery Brigade, clashed with some suspected members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed affiliate, the Eastern Security Network (ESN) in Anambra State.
Director of Army Public Relations, Brig Gen Onyema Nwachukwu, revealed in a statement released on Tuesday, that the proscribed Biafra fighters attempted the attack on the troops on August 20, 2023, at the Forward Operating Base at Ukwuorji, along the Owerri-Onitsha expressway, but were countered by the troops operating in 82 Division’s area.
