Troops Storm Bandits Hideout, Exhume Victims Bodies In Imo

The troop of the 34 Artillery Brigade of the Nigerian Army has stormed the den of the  notorious terrorist located in Obinze, Owerri in Imo State which was headed by Monday Ogu, also known as B44 and demolished it.

In the Ezioha hamlet, Mbaitoli Council Area of Imo, the troops also exhumed dead bodies thought to be the terrorists’ victims that had been buried in shallow graves close to the hideout.

Brig Gen. Usman Lawal, the Brigade Commander, while confirming the development to reporters shortly after the operation on Saturday said his brave officers had conducted the drill in response to intelligence information.

He claimed that three council areas of Imo, Njaba, Oru East, and Mbaitoli overlapped the terrorists’ camp, which was strategically placed on the bank of the Njaba River and served as the launchpad for the criminals’ attacks.

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He enumerated the attacks, stating that they involved burning the victims’ cars, kidnapping for ransom, robbing the victims of their goods, and killing the victims the majority of whom were buried in shallow graves.

The commander further said that the terrorists sell off the parts of the vehicles after destroying them beyond recognition and vandalise automobiles that belong to their victims.

He urged state citizens to provide law enforcement with vital information that would enable them to locate and eliminate terrorists and other criminal elements operating within their borders.

“We aim to clear camps of criminal, irredentist elements and restore peace to the communities so that the people can return to their communities and resume normal life.

“Following the clearance of the terrorists’ hideout by our gallant troops, we have exhumed the dead bodies of the victims for a thorough forensic assessment so that, where possible, we can trace them to their families and hand them over for a befitting burial,” he said.