Army Arrests Elderly Man As Unknown Gunmen In Imo
An elderly man was seen among the four persons arrested and paraded by Nigerian Army as suspected Unknown Gunmen in Imo State on Monday.
The man looked likely between 70 and above in age.
According to the Press Release signed by the Army Director of Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, two Unknown Gunmen were killed and four others including the elderly man were arrested while soldiers on routine patrol along Orlu-Orsu road on Monday engaged the suspected Unknown Gunmen; the Army described as members of the outlawed IPOB/ESN in a fierce gun battle.
The Army Press Release reads:
Troops of 34 Artillery Brigade, Nigerian Army have neutralized two gun men and arrested four other members of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB and its armed affiliate, Eastern Security Network, ESN in a fierce gun battle along Orlu – Orsu Road on 25 April 2022.
The troops, while on routine patrol made contact with elements of IPOB/ESN around the general area of Aluminium Company and All Saints Church.
On sighting the patrol team, the criminal elements opened fire and launched grenade attack on the troops.
The vigilant troops responded with superior firepower neutralizing two of the criminal elements, compelling others to flee in disarray.
In a hot pursuit that followed the encounter, troops arrested four of the fleeing gunmen and recovered one AK 47 rifle, two magazines, one Police grenade launcher, two Baofeng communication radios, five mobile phones, one IPOB Beret, two Motorcycles, four SIM cards, five wallets containing different ID cards, afrodisiac, charms and the sum of Sixteen Thousand, Four Hundred and Sixty Naira only.
Preliminary investigation on the suspects’ mobile phones reveals gory pictures and videos depicting scenes of cold blooded murders, corpses displayed in shrines and other heinous atrocities committed by the criminals.
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