In continuation of clearance operations of the remnants of Boko Haram terrorists, troops of the 7 Division in operation LAFIYA DOLE have been making tremendous progress in their various areas of operational responsibilities.
They were able to
carry out clearance operations, raids and patrols that resulted in the killing
of many suspected Boko Haram terrorists. They equally arrested and rescued some
persons, and as well recovered some arms and ammunition.
A statement on Friday
by Army spokesman, Col. Sani Usman, said on Thursday, 21st April 2016, troops
of 21 Brigade Nigerian Army carried out clearance operations at Bulari, Tori 1,
2 and 3 during which they successfully cleared the general area of remnants of
Boko Haram terrorists.
”During the
operation, 10 terrorists were killed and one was captured alive. Unfortunately,
2 Civilian JTF accompanying the troops lost their lives. The troops rescued 7
civilians and recovered a Volkswagen Golf car, 15 bicycles and various bags of
foodstuffs.
”The troops of 22
Brigade on the other hand intercepted 26 persons comprising mostly women and
children, coming towards Adah village in Ngala Local Government Area of Borno
State, who on interrogation stated that they were held hostage by Boko Haram
terrorists, but escaped as their captors were moving towards Lake Chad general
area because of troops presence. ”
Similarly, troops of the same Brigade carried out a fighting patrol, cordon and search operation on Thursday, 21st April 2016, along Dikwa-Marte road, Kaje, Selenge, Manekura, Mane Gana and Gawayi villages.
Similarly, troops of the same Brigade carried out a fighting patrol, cordon and search operation on Thursday, 21st April 2016, along Dikwa-Marte road, Kaje, Selenge, Manekura, Mane Gana and Gawayi villages.
The statement noted
that although there was no encounter with the terrorists as the troops
recovered 5 motorcycles, 6 Boko Haram terrorists flags and 4 bags of grinded
corn in Mane Gana village.
They also rescued 3
women and 5 children at the same village. The rescued persons told the troops
that their husbands were actually Boko Haram terrorists who have run away
towards Lake Chad area due to immense pressure from the military clearance
operations.
”On their part,
troops of 3 Battalion also conducted patrol towards Diema, Sigel and Kala in
which they had an encounter with Boko Haram terrorists in which the gallant
troops killed 8 of them and recovered 2 Dane Guns and 4 assorted batteries.
”The troops of 7
Division Special Fighting Forces attached to 25 Task Force Brigade Damboa, at a
checkpoint, arrested a suspected Boko Haram terrorist, AbubakarBello and 6
other suspects carrying 28 gallons of “Turkey” brand of vegetable oil, 8 bags
of flour, 130 crates of soft drinks and 2 bags of sugar.”
Others were 5 mobile
telephone handsets, 1 external hard drive and 5 flash drives, 2 national
identity cards and the sum of Seventy Thousand Naira (N70,000.00k) only were
recovered from him. Preliminary investigation discovered that the terrorists
now dilute vegetable oil with other substances to produce diesel to power their
generators.
Relatively, the
troops of 254 Task Force Battalion in conjunction with vigilantes and Borno
Youths Empowerment Scheme (BOYES), also carried out clearance operations at
Mufurundi, Kaleri, Masemari, Bego, Bale, Gadzama and Gagantilo villages along
Damboa-Bale-Gwoza road. During the operation, they encountered and detonated an
Improvised Explosive Device (IED), buried by the terrorists at Gadzama village.
They also encountered
Boko Haram terrorists at Bego where they engaged the terrorists, neutralized
them and cleared their camps within the general area. In theencounter, the
troops killed 9 Boko Haram terrorists and recovered 1 AK-47 rifle with
registration number TH5712 and 17 rounds of 7.62mm (Special) ammunition. They
also rescued 157 persons held hostages by the terrorists.
The troops of 26 Task
Force Brigade stationed in Gwoza also on Thursday intercepted 8 suspected Boko
Haram terrorists, trying to enter Gwoza town. Though they claimed to be farmers
coming from Shiadawey, Takwala and Amdaga Madachi villages respectively, which
were known terrorists hideouts, preliminary investigations showed that they
were indeed terrorists on a recruitment drive.
“This was made
manifest when the sum of Six Hundred and Thirty Seven Thousand (N637,000.00k)
Naira was discovered on Abdullahi Yakubu who was identified by
another escapee/suspected Boko Haram terrorist as having trading links with the terrorists while the others were confirmed to have participated in carrying out various terrorists acts for the Boko Haram terrorists group.
another escapee/suspected Boko Haram terrorist as having trading links with the terrorists while the others were confirmed to have participated in carrying out various terrorists acts for the Boko Haram terrorists group.
”Oone Ibrahim Bute
aged 67 years, of Gobara village was arrested by the troops on suspicion of
being a Boko Haram kingpin.
“Troops of 114 Task
Force Battalion of 28 Task Force Brigade also conducted a fighting patrol along
Bitta-Madube-Izge axis same day.
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