Suspected members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra have killed a Nigerian Army soldier attached to Operation Udoka after sneaking out of his duty post to attend a party in Anambra State.
The soldier was killed in the evening of Saturday, May 18, 2025, at the Forward Operating Base in Uli.
It was learnt that the soldier sneaked to a strippers’ party titled “Ladies’ Jamboree” — while wearing his military camouflage uniform.
A security source revealed that the soldier was discovered missing during a tactical operation.
The source said, “It was during a tactical operation that it was discovered the soldier was missing. It was later found that he had sneaked out of the base without permission to attend a strippers’ party at a nearby hotel, in uniform. It was there that he was accosted and fatally shot by suspected IPOB/ESN fighters. His lifeless body, along with that of a baby, was later recovered at the scene by troops.
His phone number was switched off, and he had yet to respond to a message sent to him as of the time of filing this report.
“His weapon has been retrieved and is currently in military custody,” the sources said.
The Defence Headquarters coordinates Operation Udoka.
The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. Markus Kangye, could not be reached for comments as at press time.
The killing is the latest in a series of targeted attacks on security personnel in the South-East region, where IPOB and ESN have been accused of carrying out violent campaigns against state forces.
