Nigeria, March 5 -- The Nigerian Army says its troops have dismantled a bomb fabrication site belonging to suspected members of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed militant wing, Eastern Security Network (ESN) in Anambra and Imo states, south-east Nigeria.

In a statement posted on its Facebook page on Thursday, the army said the troops also destroyed several IPOB hideouts during clearance operations at "Camp Gbadoanya" in Orsumoghu, a community in Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra.

Ihiala shares boundaries with communities in Imo State.

The army said the troops conducted the operations, which began on 3 March, in collaboration with other security operatives, including personnel of the Nigerian Air Force ...