Joint security forces have intensified operations in Orsu LGA of Imo state, leading to the discovery and destruction of multiple improvised explosive devices (IEDs).
Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency publication focused on
the Lake Chad region, said troops of the 34 Artillery Brigade conducted the
exercise in collaboration with personnel of the Nigerian Navy, Nigerian Air
Force, Department of State Services, Nigeria Police Force and the Nigeria
Security and Civil Defence Corps.
Citing security sources, the publication said the operation
was carried out at about 9:30am on Thursday, March 19, along the Eketutu–Uda
community axis.
Zagazola said the troops initially discovered and safely
detonated one IED along the Eketutu Market–Uda axis during the operation.
“Further advance along the axis led to the discovery of
eight additional IEDs, which were carefully disconnected and recovered by the
Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team,” a security source was quoted as
saying.
All recovered devices were said to have been subsequently
defused and destroyed to eliminate any threat to troops and residents.
The troops also combed the area and identified a suspected
hideout, where a search led to the recovery of six live cartridges, three
batteries suspected to be components for IED-making, a black face mask and an
unserviceable handheld radio.
The coordinated exercise is part of efforts by security
agencies to dismantle armed groups, neutralise threats in the south-east.
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