Army 82 Division Troops Route IPOB Syndicate In Enugu

<h4>Army 82 Division Troops Route IPOB<&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p>OpenLife Nigeria reports that troops of 82 Division Nigerian Army on Wednesday&comma; 23 February&comma; 2022&comma; conducted operations to clear criminal havens&comma; from where members of the Indigenous People of Biafra &lpar;IPOB&rpar; and its armed wing&comma; Eastern Security Network &lpar;ESN&rpar; operate at Azia&comma; Orsumoghu&comma; Lilu Forest&comma; Mbosi and Uli in Ihiala and Orsu Local Government Areas of Anambra and Imo States respectively&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;A statement signed by Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu&comma;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Director Army Public Relations says during the clearance operations&comma; troops overpowered and routed the dissidents&comma; who staged an ambush against the gallant troops&period; The troops then proceeded to clear Lilu Forest&comma; where they were met with resistance from the outlawed group&period; The criminals were again over ran by the troops who effectively cleared Lilu Forest and the adjoining areas earlier occupied by the dissidents&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;During the clearance operations&comma; the troops uncovered decomposing remains of kidnapped and murdered victims dumped in a deep well by members of the irredentist groups&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>While conducting the operations&comma; the unrelenting troops encountered and cleared four ambush sites along roads Orsumoghu-Mbosi &&num;8211&semi; Ihiala-Uli&comma; dislodging the irredentists from their criminal havens&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The gallant troops neutralized one of the criminals&comma; arrested three suspects and recovered one Pump Action Shotgun&comma; two live Cartridges&comma; two mobile phones&comma; One black coloured Toyota Hilux vehicle&comma; a polythene bag containing substances suspected to be Cannabis and the sum of &num;1&comma; 920&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In a separate operation conducted today 24 February 2022&comma; troops of 82 Division Nigerian Army in collaboration with the Nigerian Police have bursted an IPOB&sol;ESN syndicate that disrupted the just concluded Local Government Council elections at some polling stations in Nkanu West of Enugu State&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>During the intelligence driven operation&comma; carried out around Centenary Estate Obeagu Uno&comma; troops uncovered 7 AK 47 rifles&comma; 2 Pump Action rifles&comma; 10 rifle Magazines&comma; 8 live cartridges&comma; 74 live rounds of 7&period;62mm Special ammunition&comma; one hand grenade&comma; a tipper truck containing 3 corpses among other items&period; The items have been handed over to Enugu State Police Command for further action&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Nigerian Army reassures residents of South East Nigeria of our commitment to restoring lasting peace in the region&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;