Troop foil attack on Imo police command, kill IPOB ‘top commander’

Troops foiled yet another attack on the Imo State Police command, a statement by the Nigerian Army has said.

According to the Army spokesperson, Mohammed Yerima, a brigadier general, the security agencies, including troops of the Nigerian Army, also succeeded in killing one ‘Dragon,’ a top commander of the Eastern Security Network (ESN), a militant arm of the IPOB separatist group.

The statement said three other members of the ESN terror group were also killed in the process.

The latest victory against the ESN terror group comes amidst multiple attacks on security agents in the South-east and South-south zones.

At least two other commanders and dozens of members of the group were killed in the past few weeks.

Imo State has suffered more attacks than the entire South-east zone combined together.

In the statement, released on Sunday by the army, ‘Dragon’ whose real name was given as Joseph Nnachi, was the operational commander of the ESN who coordinated several attacks on government facilities after the death of Commander Ikonso, a former leader of the group who was killed by the army.

The statement also said one of the group members was captured alive and is currently giving useful information to security agents.

Some of the items recovered include four AK-47 Rifles, a Toyota Hiace mini bus used as operational vehicle by the assailants as well as several assorted ammunitions and charms.