Police forces have obliterated insurgent camps reportedly responsible for assaulting police installations within the state.
A statement by the police spokesman Tochukwu Ikenga on Saturday, some of these camps were located within Ogbunka forests in Orumba South Local Government Area.
The operation, led by a joint security force under the directive of State Commissioner of Police Aderemi Adeoye, took place on Friday.
Items recovered from the camps included “six improvised explosive devices already primed for attacks and two walkie-talkies.”
“Yesterday, Friday, 29th March, 2024 The Joint Security Force raided the forests of Ogbunka in Orumba South LGA and found scattered camps of the insurgents. The cowardly criminals fled in the face of the onslaught.
“Also recovered were substantial food and grocery supplies. All the camps were subsequently destroyed to deny the insurgents bases for launching attacks.
“The raid on the forests in search of insurgents and their camps is still ongoing with a view to eliminating the terrorists; rescuing abducted victims; recovering firearms and stolen vehicles in their possession,” Ikenga said.
