Troops of Sector Four of the Joint Task Force South-east Operation, code-named Operation Udo Ka II of the Nigerian army have killed a suspected member of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). “When ordered by the troops to halt and alight from the motorcycle, he took to his heels in order to escape arrest. Arrest of prison escapeeMr Unuakhalu said, in a related development, troops of Sector One of the joint task force arrested a suspected Jos Prison escapee, Chimezie Chukwu, in Enugu State. More raidsMr Unuakhalu said troops of Sector Five of the joint task force also raided other suspected IPOB/ESN camps at Ogbunka in Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State. The army spokesperson said the troops recovered abandoned two Toyota Highlanders and a Mercedes Benz ML 350.

Source: The Guardian October 22, 2023 21:30 UTC