Troops
of 28 Task Force Brigade Nigerian Army deployed at Bitta and Pridang
carried out a successful raid on suspected Boko Haram terrorists camps
at Bulajilin and Manawashe villages along Bita and Damboa road at the
fringes of Sambisa forest on Tuesday. The troops were able to killed 30
Boko Haram terrorists.
The
unit also rescued 338 persons that were held captive by the terrorists
in the enclaves. The rescued persons which comprised of male 8, female
138 and children 192, have since been evacuated to Mubi. Troops also
recovered arms and ammunitions during the raid operation which include 1
General Purpose Machine Gun and 2 Dane Guns, 150 rounds of 7.62mm
(NATO), 6 boxes of 7.62mm (NATO) and 3 cutlasses.
In
a related development, troops based on a tip off, ambushed and killed 4
suspected Boko Haram terrorists on a suicide bombing mission to Gubula,
Madagali Local Government Area, Adamawa State. Apart from 2 AK-47
rifles recovered, the troops also recovered some Unexploded Ordinances
(UXOs), mortar bombs and cash sum of N153,385k was retrieved.
It
is worthy to note that the raid operation on the Boko Haram Terrorists
enclave coincided with the Chief of Army Staff’s operational visit to
the Brigade Headquarters in Mubi.
The
successful clearance operations and ambushing of the terrorists has
further degraded them and saved the lives of so many innocent victims of
their suicide bombings.
Having appealed and
given the terrorists final warning, we would like to state that from now
on troops within bounds of respect for human rights and rules of
engagement, we shall continue to decisively deal with Boko Haram
terrorists until they are defeated.
Therefore, we are appealing for
continued vigilance, security consciousness and above all cooperation
with the military and security agencies to enable us successfully defeat
the terrorists.
Acting Director Army Public Relations
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