The Police Command in Anambra, and the Joint Task Force (JTF), have dislodged a criminal Camp at Isseke in Ihiala Local Government Area of the state.
The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed this in a statement in Onitsha on Sunday.
Ikenga said the Police-led Joint Security Team comprising the Army and Operatives of the Anambra State Vigilante conducted the sting operation on Saturday.
“During the offensive operation, a local bomb factory was destroyed, while assorted locally made improvised explosive devices (IEDs) were recovered and demobilised.
“The Criminal Camp is one of the last strongholds of the secessionist group that was impregnable for over two years which the hoodlums used to wreck havoc in the State.
“It is pertinent to report that one of the IEDs buried around the Camp exploded during the onslaught and created a destructive impact on the road”, he said.
Ikenga revealed that the IED acted as a shield to prevent the JTF from accessing the facility, adding that no life was lost during the operation.
He noted that the security forces have sustained the operational dominance and advancement aimed at fully reclaiming the area from the criminals.