Troops Kill Biafra National Guard Gunman In Abia

Troops conducting Exercise Golden Dawn in the Southeast have neutralised one of the Biafran National Guard gunmen who attacked troops’ location at Amaekpu, Ohafia Local Government Area of Abia State, Nigerian Army Headquarters has said.

The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, said this in a statement on Friday in Abuja.

Nwachukwu said the assailants, who were heavily armed and conveyed in several vehicles opened fire on the troops’ location, but were met with stiff resistance by the troops.

He said the troops neutralised one gunman, while others abandoned their vehicles and retreated in disarray with gunshot wounds.

According to him, the troops also recovered a pump action gun, among others.

“While the criminals withdrew, having been overwhelmed, they were promptly intercepted at Eda by troops of Forward Operating Base Ohaozara in Ebonyi State.

“The troops recovered additional three vehicles and apprehended one of the gunmen,” he said. (NAN)

Meanwhile, the news of the killing of the Biafran National gunman came as the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) said it was set to conduct a Joint Operations Planning Exercise (JOPEX) for the participants of war colleges.

The Acting Director, Defence Media Operations, Brig.-Gen. Bernard Onyeuko, said this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the war colleges include Army War College Nigeria (AWCN), Naval War College Nigeria (NWCN) and Air Force War College Nigeria (AWCN) in Abuja

Onyeuko said the exercise nicknamed “Exercise Sky Lock” was the maiden edition to be organised by DHQ for the three services war colleges at the instance of the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor.

He said the exercise was scheduled to take place from Nov. 1 to Nov. 7 at the premises of AWCN located at WU Bassey Barracks, Asokoro, Abuja.

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