Army Captures Wounded IPOB Fighter, Recovers Double Barrel Guns, Improvised Beagles, Others

The Nigerian Army has captured a member of the Indigenous People of Biafra even as it recovered four Double Barrel guns, five AK 47 Magazines, 18 rounds of Live 7.62mm Special ammunition, 6 Mobile phones and other things from the IPOB fighter.

In a statement by Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, the Public Relations officer of the Army, the "troops of 63 Brigade operating under 6 Division Nigerian Army in the early hours of today Saturday 22 July 2023 destroyed an IPOB/ ESN enclave in a forested high ground in Asaba."

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According to Nwachukwu, the men of the Nigerian army were on further exploit and pursuit of the fleeing IPOB fighters and in the process captured one wounded fighter and recovered several additional items from the criminals.

He listed some of the items recovered as:

Four Motorcycles, four Double Barrel guns, five AK 47 Magazines, 18 rounds of Live 7.62mm Special ammunition, 6 Mobile phones, two Power banks, six Boafeng Communication Radios and Chargers, an Android phone, one HP Laptop, 13 IPOB flags, one Power generating set, one Gas Cylinder, IPOB Uniforms and accoutrements as well as five improvised Beagles. Other items are two ATM cards and a Wrist Watch.