By Augustine Ehikioya
For attacking troops conducting exercise GOLDEN DAWN at Amaekpu, Ohafia Local Government Area of Abia State on Thursday 28 October, 2021, a gunman of the Biafran National Guard (BNG) has been neutralized.
The BNG attackers were said to have opened fire on the troops, but were eventually overpowered.
This was contained in a press statement by the Director Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, and obtained by Security Watch Africa (SWA).
It reads “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.
“In the encounter, the troops neutralized one gunman, while others abandoned their vehicles and retreated in disarray with gunshot wounds.
“The troops also recovered a pump action gun, among other items,” the statement said.
It added “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,” it stated.