The Nigerian army says it has killed an operative of a militant group under the name of Biafran National Guard.
The gunmen led by one Innocent Orji had earlier in a video threatened to liberate Nnamdi Kanu and other prisoners of conscience, they also declared war on Nigeria stating that the Anambra election will not hold.
The agitators had stormed a post manned by troops at Amaekpu in Ohafia Local Government Area on Thursday.
Director, Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu said in a statement that the heavily armed assailants invaded the location in a number of vehicles and fired bullets.
Troops returned fire, killed one, while others fled, leaving their vehicles. One pump action gun, among others was recovered at the scene.
Those who escaped were later intercepted at Eda by soldiers of Forward Operating Base (FOB) Ohaozara in Ebonyi State.
“The troops recovered additional three vehicles and apprehended one of the gunmen”, Nwachukwu added
