Troops arrest suspected IPOB/ESN explosives expert in Abia

Troops of the Nigerian Army, successful collaboration with operatives of the Department of State Services, DSS, person arrested a suspected explosives-making adept allegedly linked to the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB and its equipped wing, the Eastern Security Network, ESN, successful Abia State.

The improvement was disclosed by information expert Zagazola Makama successful a station connected his authoritative X handle, citing information sources.

According to the sources, the cognition was carried retired astatine astir 3:50 a.m. connected July 12 astatine Ummuene assemblage successful Isiala Ngwa South Local Government Area of the state.

The sources said troops from the Headquarters, 14 Brigade, moving alongside DSS operatives from the Abia and Enugu State Commands, stormed the suspect’s hideout pursuing credible intelligence.

“The cognition led to the apprehension of the suspect, described arsenic an alleged explosives-making specializer for the IPOB/ESN network,” the sources said.

The sources added that 2 mobile phones were recovered from the fishy during the operation.

“The fishy and the recovered items person been handed implicit to ...