The Nigerian Army says its troops have uncovered a clandestine arms hideout belonging to the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed wing, the Eastern Security Network (ESN), in Garri Area of Enugu State, in south-east Nigeria.
Lieutenant Colonel Olabisi Ayeni, spokesperson of the 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, said in a statement on Wednesday that the operation was carried out on Tuesday by troops in collaboration with personnel of the State Security Service.
He said the hideout was discovered inside a zinc structure disguised as a piggery, where a cache of weapons and ammunition was recovered, including General Purpose Machine Guns, an RPG-7 launcher tube, AK-47 rifles, hand grenades, tear gas guns with cartridges, and AK-47 magazines, as well as hundreds of rounds of 7.62mm ammunition.
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Mr Ayeni added that suspected members of IPOB were arrested during the operation and that all recovered items and detainees have been handed over to the State Security Service in Enugu State for further investigation and prosecution. He also said a follow-up raid at Agbani in Nkanu West Local Government Area led to the recovery of additional weapons, ammunition and IPOB uniforms.
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