Troops have killed 20 members of IPOB/ESN during a raid/clearance operation in Mother Valley, Orsu Local Government Area of Imo State.
The operation which occurred on March 7 involved troops of Operation Udo Ka, the police, the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC).
Confirming this in a statement on Sunday, the Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba, said the security operatives “cleared about 50 IPOB/ESN hideout tents in the valley including terrorists Supreme Headquarters and their Command and Control Centre as well as its Military Council Headquarters.”
Troops also, cleared Buteuzor’s hideout/residence office, logistic base, temple and shrine. The hideouts were well concealed with foliage that afforded the criminals cover from air surveillance to prevent monitoring and detection.
“The Valley had sufficient power supply for the camps. The terrorists hibernated there, reared animals and also owned farms to be self-sustaining to live and fight. During the operations, troops also encountered several command IEDs and ditches along the axis to the camp,” the statement read.
