Troops of Operation UDO KA have arrested a suspected IPOB armourer and logistics courier during a raid on a forest hideout in Imo State, in what the military described as a significant breakthrough in ongoing operations against criminal elements in the South-East.
The suspect was apprehended during an intelligence-led operation targeting armed groups allegedly responsible for attacks on oil installations and security personnel in the region.
Military sources said the suspect is believed to have served as a key armourer and logistics courier, supplying weapons and transporting logistics for members of the outlawed group and its armed wing operating within the state.
The operation was carried out in a forest believed to have been used as a hideout by the criminal network. Security personnel said the arrest followed sustained surveillance and credible intelligence on the activities of the group.
The military noted that the operation forms part of the sustained offensive by Operation UDO KA to dismantle criminal networks, disrupt their logistics chain and restore peace across the South-East.
Investigations are ongoing to identify other members of the network and recover additional weapons and logistics linked to the suspects’ activities.
Operation UDO KA has continued to intensify intelligence-driven operations across the South-East, targeting camps, armouries and logistics bases used by criminal elements responsible for violent attacks in the region.
