Six suspects have been arrested by troops of the Nigerian Army after they (NA) uncovered and neutralized a major firearms and drone manufacturing factory operated by fighters of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its militia arm, the Eastern Security Network (ESN) at Onicha-Olona in Aniocha North Local Government Area of Delta State.
Disclosing this on Tuesday, the Army spokesperson, Maj. Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, said, the intelligence-led operation revealed that the dissidents were using the factory to carry out criminal activities to terrorize neighbouring communities and innocent citizens.
TheFact Daily learns that troops, upon swooping on the illegal factory, were met with stiff resistance, but overpowered the armed fighters in the fierce firefight that followed, leaving two of the armed fighters dead, and the recovery of a substantial cache of arms and ammunition.
Items captured by the troops include a wide range of IPOB/ESN firearms, ammunition, an Improvised Explosive Device (IED), and a drone manufacturing factory. Other items recovered are a variety of weapons, drones under construction, with prototypes, Improvised Explosive Device materials, a fully equipped workshop, and several power generating sets. Troops also apprehended four male and two female fighters during the operation.
