Troops of the Nigerian Army on Wednesday, September 23, raided a suspected Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) hideout and recovered a cache of arms and ammunition in Obibi Forest, Orlu Local Government Area of Imo state.
The report was made available on Thursday in Abuja.
The report said the operation was conducted at about 5:37 p.m. on Wednesday by troops of the 197 Special Forces Battalion, in collaboration with personnel of the 342 Army Reference Hospital, the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and vigilantes.
The troops apprehended one suspected IPOB member and recovered one General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG), one G3 rifle and one magazine containing 15 rounds of 7.62mm NATO ammunition.
The troops also recovered an additional 64 rounds of 7.62mm NATO ammunition, one motorcycle and charms during the raid.
The apprehended suspect and recovered items were handed over to the 34 Artillery Brigade for further investigation and necessary action.
In a related operation, troops of the 143 Battalion also apprehended seven suspected drug peddlers around Nunya Community in Isuikwuato Local Government Area of Abia state.
The suspects were arrested at about 12:08 p.m. with preliminary investigations indicating that one of them operated a medicine store at Eluama.
The suspect was also supplying drugs to the other members of the group.
The seven suspects were subsequently handed over to the NPF, Ovim Division, for further investigation.
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