BY TIMOTHY AGBOR
Troops of Joint Task Force South East Operation UDO KA II have cleared four notorious camps of the Indigenous People of Biafra and its affiliate, the Eastern Security Network in Ihube, Aku and Umulolo in Okigwe Local Government Area of Imo State.
According to a statement issued on Monday by the spokesperson of the JTF, Lieutenant Colonel Jonah Unuakhalu, operation troops encountered many Improvised Explosive Device (IEDs) enroute the camps.
Unuakhalu said the clearance on the camps was carried out on Sunday, adding that fresh and old corpses of human beings were discovered there.
He said the troops exchanged gunfire with the suspected criminals, positing that, “due to superior firepower, the irredentist fled into neighbouring forests with gunshot wounds.
“It was discovered that the camps were being used to perpetuate atrocities such as cannibalism, occultic practices and ritual killings to instil fears into the law abiding citizens.
“These were evident from many fresh and old corpses discovered while clearing the entire camps. Also, the houses of the 2 spiritual leaders/herbalists (Dibias) that took to their heels were destroyed.
“Furthermore, the shrine of the wanted terrorist Amobi Chinoso Okafor (AKA Temple) where human sacrifices are being made was destroyed.
“The Joint Task Force neutralised 2 IPOB/ESN members and four of the criminals were arrested. Items recovered from the camps include different denomination of the Biafra currencies, one new power bike, four motorcycles, solar panels.
“Others are POP cements and petroleum tanker suspected to have been hijacked from hard working Igbo owners trying to make a living,” he stated.
Unuakhalu assured that, “Operation UDO KA II will continue combating crime and criminality in accordance with the extant rules and regulations guiding its operations. All law abiding and good citizens of the South-East region are enjoined to act against these devilish terrorists by providing timely, credible and reliable Information which will lead to ending the menace of insecurity occasioned by activities of the terrorist group in the region. Do not be a victim of this sacrilegious criminals desecrating Igboland.”