Security forces in Anambra State have intensified their offensive against criminal elements with a successful raid on a notorious camp in Isseke, Ihiala Local Government Area, leading to the destruction of a local bomb factory and the recovery and demobilization of several improvised explosive devices (IEDs).

The joint operation, which took place on Saturday, involved personnel from the Nigerian Police, the Military, and the Anambra State Vigilante Group.

According to a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, the raid targeted one of the last strongholds of a secessionist group in the state.

“This criminal camp, which had been impregnable for over two years, served as a base from which hoodlums launched violent attacks across the state,” SP Ikenga said.

“This criminal camp, which had been impregnable for over two years, served as a base from which hoodlums launched violent attacks across the state,” SP Ikenga said.

During the operation, security operatives successfully destroyed a bomb-making facility and neutralized multiple locally fabricated IEDs.

 However, one of the devices, which had been buried around the camp, detonated during the operation, causing significant damage to a nearby road.