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The Nigerian Army said the arrest and dismantling of terrorists' hideout happened during separate operations in collaboration with vigilante operatives across communities in Anambra State.
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, By Murtadha GusauNigeria at 66: How complexity opens up the space for originality, By Adéwálè ÀjàdíINVESTIGATION: NUPRC fails to enforce Nigeria’s anti-flaring law as methane emissions go unchecked Mambilla: How PREMIUM TIMES investigation helped Nigeria defeat Leno Adesanya at Paris TribunalFriday Sermon: Great Nigeria at 66, the importance of nation-building and the value of prayer ! , By Murtadha GusauNigeria at 66: How complexity opens up the space for originality, By Adéwálè Àjàdí The Nigerian Army said the arrest and dismantling of terrorists' hideout happened during separate operations in collaboration with vigilante operatives across communities in Anambra State.says troops of 185 Battalion have dismantled a criminal hideout used by suspected terrorists in Anambra State, Nigeria’s south-east.
It said the victims were abducted around Osakwa General Area in Ihiala Local Government Area of the state, which prompted the troops to begin the rescue operation in collaboration with the Anambra Vigilante Group.
“On 1 October 2026, troops subsequently conducted a snap operation and arrested one of the suspected kidnappers, identified as Sunday Obi. “During interrogation, the suspect provided information that led troops to the location of the syndicate’s camp at Abator in Ogbaru Local Government Area, across the Isieke waterside,” it stated. The army said that the troops subsequently launched another operation at the identified location with canoes to cross the waterways and access the terrorists’ hideout.
“On reaching the area, troops engaged the terrorists with overwhelming firepower, forcing them to flee with gunshot wounds,” the army said. According to the statement, AK-47 rifles with magazines, three pump-action guns, three locally fabricated Dane guns, 62 rounds of 7.62mm NATO ammunition and 149 rounds of 7.62mm Special ammunition, together with two cartridges and materials, were recovered.
Others were items supporting the terrorists’ operational and logistical activities, including a solar generator, power bank, car battery, two motorcycle batteries, two solar panels and two mobile phones.
“The recovery further exposes the logistical infrastructure sustaining terrorist and kidnapping activities in the area and provides additional intelligence for ongoing efforts to dismantle the wider network,” the army said. The statement further said the Nigerian Army, through Operation Udo Ka, will sustain “coordinated kinetic and intelligence-driven operations” to dismantle more terrorist enclaves and dislodge the criminals.
“Follow-up operations are underway to apprehend fleeing terrorists, their collaborators, logistics suppliers and other facilitators while troops continue to work with relevant security agencies and local stakeholders to strengthen security and safeguard communities,” it added. But IPOB has repeatedly denied its involvement in the attacks. The group has been agitating for an independent state of Biafra, which it wants carved out from South-east and some parts of South-south Nigeria.
The separatist group was outlawed by Nigerian authorities in 2017 and designated a terrorist organisation, which it has unsuccessfully challenged at various courts in Nigeria. Meanwhile, the Nigerian security operatives – mainly the police and the Nigerian Army – have been conducting various operations in the South-east to confront gunmen linked to IPOB.that attacks and killings have reduced by 50 per cent in the South-east since the arrest and imprisonment of a controversial Biafra agitator, Simon Ekpa, in Finland in 2025.
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