The joint security team in Anambra State on Saturday, May 24, 2025, destroyed a suspected local bomb factory at a criminal camp located at Isseke, Ihiala Local Government Area of the State.
The joint security team comprised the Police, Military and Operatives of the Anambra State Vigilante.
A statement on Sunday, by the Command’s Spokesman, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed that the operatives escaped death by the whiskers when one of the IEDs buried around the camp exploded.
He added that assorted locally-made improvised explosive devices (IEDs) were recovered and demobilized.
Ikenga said: “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.
“The IED acted as a shield to prevent the Joint Forces from accessing the facility. No life was lost during the operation.”
Meanwhile, the security forces have sustained the operational security dominance and advancement aimed at fully reclaiming the area from the criminals.
