Another Biafra Group Clashes With Nigerian Troops, One Killed

A pro-Biafra group, the Biafran National Guard, has reportedly clashed with troops in Abia State leading to the killing of one of the gunmen on Thursday.

The Nigerian Army said the troop, which was conducting Exercise Golden Dawn, killed a gunman belonging to the Biafran National Guard.

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The army claimed the victim attacked the troops’ location at Amaekpu, Ohafia Local Government Area of Abia State on Thursday.

The identity of the dead is yet to be ascertained.

The information is contained in a statement by the spokesman for the Nigerian Army, Onyema Nwachukwu, a brigadier general.

According to the statement, “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.

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“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 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.”

Our correspondent gathered that the group is different from the Indigenous People of Biafra.

A source said they were behind a trending video where some operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps were killed in Anambra State.

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