Troops of 34 Artillery Brigade, Nigerian Army (NA) have neutralised two gunmen and arrested four other suspected members of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed affiliate, Eastern Security Network (ESN) in a fierce gun battle along Orlu – Orsu Road.  
    
According to army spokesperson, Onyema Nwachukwu, the troops, while on routine patrol made contact with elements of IPOB/ESN around the general area of Aluminium Company and All Saints Church.
   
He said the criminal elements, on sighting the patrol team,  opened fire and launched a grenade attack on the troops.
   
The vigilant troops, he said, responded with superior firepower neutralizing two of the criminal elements, compelling others to flee in disarray.
   
He said: “In a hot pursuit that followed the encounter, troops arrested four of the fleeing gunmen and recovered one AK 47 rifle, two magazines, one Police grenade launcher, two  Baofeng communication radios, five mobile phones, one IPOB Beret, two Motorcycles, four SIM cards, five wallets containing different ID cards, afrodisiac, charms and the sum  N16,460.
  
“Preliminary investigation on the suspects’ mobile phones reveals gory pictures and videos depicting scenes of cold-blooded murders, bodies displayed in shrines and other heinous atrocities committed by the criminals.”