Military clears 9 more terrorists’ camps in Borno
The Nigerian Army said on Friday that it had
cleared nine more suspected Boko Haram
terrorists camps in its operations in Borno.
Col.Tukur Gusau, the Media Coordinator
of Operation Lafiya Dole, said this in a
statement in Maiduguri.
“In a major boost, troops of 115 Task
Force Battalion under 28 Task Force
Brigade while on clearance operations
between Nov. 4 and 5, cleared nine more
terrorists strong holds around Lassa axis.
“The terrorists’ camps include Lassa,
Muthavo, Dagukumabza, Isge,
Unworozangore, Kilekasa and Pumpum”,
Gusau said.
He added: “During the offensive, four
Boko Haram terrorists met their
waterloo in the hands of gallant troops
of the Nigerian Army.
“Some of the terrorists fled, abandoning
their weapons.”
He said that the military also carried out
offensive along Korede area in Damboa
LGA.
“In a related development, troops of 25
Brigade, on Thursday, conducted another
offensive operation along Korede axis in
Damboa LGA.
“In the operations, three motor cycles
suspected to be used during Sunday’s
attack on Azir village, were recovered
along with stolen food stuffs from the
village.
“Terrorists observation posts were
destroyed in a high ground in Korede.
“Our troops continued to dominate roads
leading to Azir, Wajikoro, Damboa and
Biu towns to deny Boko Haram terrorists
any possible freedom of activities in the
area.
“The fighting spirit of the troops remains
very high”, he said.
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