Breaking: Army, DSS kill Seven ESN Members, Arrest Five In Rivers
De Erudite Media – May 28, 2021
The Nigerian army says it has carried out joint clearance operation with the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and killed seven operatives of the Eastern Security Network (ESN) in Rivers community.
The army also said that it arrested five operatives of ESN which an armed wing of the proscribed Indigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB), while arms and ammunition were recovered from them.
Recall that the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), a group agitating for secession from Nigeria was proscribed and tagged a terrorist group in Nigeria in 2017 before the group later picked up arm through their ESN arm late last year, allegedly to defend their land from the domination of the murderous Fulani herders whose activities has left carnage in many areas of the country for years.
De Erudite Media gathered that the army in a statement made available to the press on Thursday night said the operation took place at about 6:15pm.
The statement read: “6 Division in conjunction with Keystone, DSS and NSCDC led by Brigadier-General MD Danja conducted clearance/raid operations at suspected IPOB/ESN camp in Agbochia Forest along Pipelines Road Ogali/ Kom-Kom boundary between Eleme and Oyigbo Local Government Area of Rivers State.
“During the clearance/raid Operations, the team came in contact with the IPOB/ESN members. However, during the firefight, 7 IPOB/ESN members were neutralized and 5 suspects were arrested.
“Items recovered during the clearance/raid on IPOB/ESN camp included two AK 47 rifles, two G3 rifles, one locally made machine gun and one G3 magazine. Also recovered included three rounds of 7.62mm special, 10 rounds 7.62mm x 51mm NATO, one x cutlass, five Baofeng handheld radios with chargers, 10 black Barretts” the statement concluded.