Police destroy ‘bomb factory’ in Anambra, recover IEDs

The Anambra police command says its operatives have destroyed a local bomb factory used as a camp by a secessionist group in Isseke, Ihiala LGA of the state.

In a statement issued on Sunday, Tochukwu Ikenga, police spokesperson in Anambra, said operatives recovered improvised explosive devices (IEDs) from the camp.

Ikenga said operatives demobilised the explosives, adding that one of the IEDs buried around the camp exploded during the operation and had a destructive impact on the road.

“The IED acted as a shield to prevent the Joint Forces from accessing the facility. Meanwhile, no life was lost during the operation,” he said.

“To this end, the security forces have sustained the operational security dominance and advancement aimed at fully reclaiming the area from the criminals.”

He said the camp was one of the last strongholds of the secessionist group used over the last two years to wreak havoc in the state.