A Nigerian soldier assigned to Operation Udoka was slain by suspected members of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) after leaving his duty post to attend a party in Anambra State.
The incident was said to have occurred on Saturday evening, May 18, 2025, at the Forward Operating Base in Uli.
According to reports, the soldier attended the event — a strippers’ party called “Ladies’ Jamboree” — while dressed in military camouflage.
According to a security source, the soldier went missing during a tactical operation.
The source said, “It was during a tactical operation that it was discovered the soldier was missing. He was later found to have 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 weapon has been retrieved and is currently in military custody.”
Operation Udoka is led by Defence Headquarters, and attempts to contact Maj. Gen. Markus Kangye, Director of Defence Media Operations, were fruitless.
