In 20 BBY, the Galactic Republic dispatched a strike team to Lola Sayu to break into the Citadel, where they were to retrieve Jedi General Even Piell and his Republic forces from the prison, who had been brought there by Separatist forces intent on gaining the coordinates for the strategic Nexus Route. However, while inside the Citadel, the Republic strike team had several run-ins with the unit as they attempted to keep them from fleeing the planet with the desired information and as a result, the Citadel forces, under orders from Citadel Command, activated all security protocols within the prison in order to prevent their escape.