Nigerian army kill gunmen, recover weapons (PHOTOS)

<p><strong>Troops of 82 Division conducting Exercise GOLDEN DAWN neutralised ESN operatives in a gun battle Friday evening at Nnobi Junction in Idemili South Local Government&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Nwachukwu said the operation followed the attack on personnel of security agencies deployed at Ekwulobia Roundabout in Aguata Local Government Area&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The assailants ambushed&comma; shot and killed two Department of State Services &lpar;DSS&rpar; officers&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Nwachukwu recalled that after the attack&comma; troops swiftly mobilised to the scene and embarked on pursuit of the criminals along Nnewi – Nnobi road&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The soldiers made contact with the fleeing gunmen&comma; engaged them and killed four&period; A number of weapons and items recovered&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>These include two AK-47 Rifles&comma; one GALIL Ace 5&period;56 x 45 Iwi Gun&comma; one Avofeng Hand held radio and one Black Highlander jeep&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><img class&equals;"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10436" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2021&sol;10&sol;ARMY-KILLS-3-225x300&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"225" height&equals;"300" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><img class&equals;"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10437" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2021&sol;10&sol;ARMY-KILLS-2-225x300&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"225" height&equals;"300" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><img class&equals;"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10438" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2021&sol;10&sol;1635585125502-300x225&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"300" height&equals;"225" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><img class&equals;"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10439" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2021&sol;10&sol;1635585129200-138x300&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"138" height&equals;"300" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><img class&equals;"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10440" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2021&sol;10&sol;1635585132543-300x300&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"300" height&equals;"300" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Similarly&comma; troops foiled another attack by IPOB ESN at Umunze checkpoint&comma; in Orumba South Local Government Area&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The troops overwhelmed the secessionists in the shootout that ensued&comma; forcing them to take to their heels&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The gang abandoned one Pump Action gun with nine cartridges&comma; one dark blue Ford vehicle and four motorcycles&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Nigerian Army condemned the attempt by IPOB ESN to instil fear &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;and sabotage forthcoming Anambra governorship elction”&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;<em><strong>Members of the public are reassured that the Nigerian Army&comma; sister services and other security agencies will not relent in confronting all criminals intents against the citizenry and national interest”&comma;<&sol;strong> <&sol;em>Nwachukwu<&sol;p>&NewLine;