The Nigerian Army on Thursday said troops of 82 Division have dislodged camps of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra at Azia, Orsumoghu, Lilu Forest, Mbosi, and Uli in Ihiala and Orsu Local Government Areas of Anambra and Imo states respectively.
Army spokesman, Onyema Nwachukwu, disclosed this via a statement, noting that troops overpowered the outlaws who staged an ambush against them during the clearance operations.
“The troops then proceeded to clear Lilu Forest, where they were met with resistance from the outlawed group. The criminals were again overrun by the troops who effectively cleared Lilu Forest and the adjoining areas earlier occupied by the dissidents,” the statement partly read.
According to him, the troops also uncovered decomposing remains of kidnapped and murdered victims dumped in a deep well by members of the irredentist groups.
While clearing four ambush sites along roads Orsumoghu-Mbosi – Ihiala-Uli, the troops also dislodged the miscreants from their criminal havens
