The raid was conducted after suspected cultists abducted the father and sister of a rival cult leader in the community.
Our correspondent gathered from a source within the community that the cultists also abducted a soldier who approached them to seek the release of the father and daughter.
The intervention of the troops was greeted with heavy gun battled between the soldiers and the cultists.
Our source said the development has sparked tension in the community while the whereabouts of the father and daughter remain unknown.
Meanwhile, the lawmaker for Ikwerre State Constituency, AZUBUIKE WANJOKU said he has requested the Commissioner of Police to deploy more police personnel in Ikwerre Local Government Area.
