Troops conducting Exercise GOLDEN DAWN have neutralised one of the “Biafran National Guard gunmen” who attacked them at Amaekpu, Ohafia local government area of Abia state on Thursday, October 28.
This is contained in a statement by the spokesman for the Nigerian Army, Onyema Nwachukwu.
Nwachukwu said the assailants who were heavily armed and conveyed in several vehicles opened fire on the troops’ location.
He added that they were, however, were met with stiff resistance by the troops which led to the killing of one of them while others abandoned their vehicles and fled with gunshot wounds.
The Army spokesman added that the troops also recovered a pump-action gun, among others.
He said the fleeing gunmen were also intercepted at Eda by troops of the Forward Operating Base Ohaozara in Ebonyi state.
According to him, the troops recovered additional three vehicles and apprehended one of the gunmen.
