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Army raids IPOB/ESN strongholds, busts kidnapping network; recovers IEDs, cash

Wednesday, April 15, 2026

Nigerian army forces conducting Operation Eastern Sanity swept through the South‑East, overrunning IPOB/ESN strongholds, dismantling a kidnapping network and seizing IEDs and cash. The raid aims to curb separatist violence and improve security for communities in the region.

Troops of the Nigerian Army under Operation Eastern Sanity have conducted a raid across the South-East, overrunning IPOB/ESN strongholds. The post Army raids IPOB/ESN strongholds, busts kidnapping network; recovers IEDs, cash appeared first on Vanguard News.