By Ike Uchechukwu, Calabar

The Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) VICTORY has destroyed a hideout allegedly used by suspected militants terrorising coastal communities in Ine Ikoridung, a settlement in Cross River State.

The operation followed intelligence reports that the group had relocated to the area after sustained pressure from security forces.

The Base Information Officer, NNS VICTORY, Lieutenant-Commander Sulaiman Bala, disclosed this in a statement issued in Calabar on Monday.

Bala said no arrests were made during the operation as the suspects fled upon sighting the approaching naval gunboats.