Army General and head of the Joint Command of the Armed Forces, David Ojeda, reported that through an operation in the Valley of the Apurímac, Ene and Mantaro Rivers (Vraem) Four terrorists were captured of Shining Path.
In this operation, the police authorities announced that they were able to locate the terrorist Octavio Vargas Ñauhicopa, alias ‘Ciperian’. They also reported that the 3 members who were captured with him have yet to be identified.
General David Ojeda confirms capture
Speaking to RPP, the head of the Joint Command of the Armed Forces, General David Ojeda, provided details about the capture of three men and one woman.
“A hard blow has been dealt to the Shining Path, to the remnants of that organization,” General Ojeda told RPP as he boarded a plane bound for VRAEM.
Who is Vargas Ñauhicopa?
According to the report of the Joint Command of the Armed Forces, the person nicknamed ‘Ciperian’ participated in the selective annihilation of three adults and two minors from the Ccoriñaupa family on March 26, 2021, near the Huarcatán Center (Puccolpa – Ayacucho).
He is also responsible for a terrorist action on October 29, 2020 against a law enforcement patrol in the Banderita area, Canayre district, in Huanta, Ayacucho. In this attack, three soldiers died and five others were injured.
