Insecurity: At Least Two Killed, Others Injured As Troops Confront IPOB, Kidnappers In Imo

Recently, two criminals were killed and many others were injured in a gunfight between Nigerian troops of the Joint Task Force Operation UDO KA and criminal groups in Imo State.

According to a military statement issued on Friday, the troops learned of an abduction event and the kidnappers’ escape path while on a regular patrol near Umuaka along the Orlu-Owerri road.

It said that one kidnapper was shot and killed at Umuaka, which is in the state’s Njaba Local Government Area.

The statement reads: “The troops swiftly pursued the kidnappers and made contact with them. In the firefight that ensued, the troops professionally neutralized one of the kidnappers and injured two others despite their attempts to use passers-by as human shields.

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“The troops recovered one AK 47 rifle with two loaded magazines and a motorcycle.”

In a separate operation, troops, along with Naval Base and Oguta personnel, successfully eliminated an alleged member of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in Amagberedere village, Oguta LGA, Imo State.

“During the raid operation conducted to the suspected hideout of the dissidents, the irredentists opened fire on sighting the troops but the soldiers responded appropriately and in the process neutralised one of the terrorists and recovered one pump action shotgun and two cartridges”, the statement added.