Troops
have intensified efforts of clearing remnants of Boko Haram terrorists
in some hideouts in the North Eastern part of the country. In line with
this on Saturday, soldiers of 121 Task Force Battalion, 26 Task Force
Brigade carried out a clearance operations at Dure district.
During
the encounter, troops met stiff resistance from the terrorists. They
however overcome and cleared Dure 1, Dure 2 and Jango, Dibiye and other
suspected Boko Haram terrorists hideouts within the general area of the
district. Three soldiers however sustained injuries as a result of an
Improvised Explosive Device (IED). They were immediately evacuated for
medical treatment and are in stable condition.
During
the operation, troops killed several terrorists and recovered 2 hand
held Motorola radios one of which was booby-trapped, materials for
Improvised Explosive making Devices and destroyed several grains
storage facilities.
Simultaneously,
another combined team of units under 26 Task Force Brigade based in
Gwoza same day cleared Amdaga Makaranta and Amdaga Madachi of remnants
of Boko Haram terrorists. During the encounter 2 Boko Haram terrorists
fighters were killed.
According
to General Officer Commanding 7 Division, Brigadier General Victor
Okwudili Ezugwu, prior to the clearance operation, Dure 1 and 2 were
Boko Haram strong holds in the mainland of Sambisa forest. The
operation further revealed the new and desperate strategy of Boko Haram
terrorists; hiding their logistics especially grains for the rainy
season in dugouts and the use of hand held radios primed with Improvised
Explosive Devices as booby-traps.
He
assured that the Nigerian military is confident that God that gives
victory is helping the military to decode and frustrate all terrorists’
evil plans and machinations. General Ezugwu further noted that it is the
military's determined objective to ensure that the menace of Boko Haram
would be consigned to the dustbin of inglorious history in the annals
of Nigeria's corporate existence as a nation.
It
is imperative to state that we shall not rest on our oars in
implementing the directives of our indefatigable Chief of Army Staff,
Lieutenant General Tukur Yusufu Buratai to ensure that Boko Haram
terrorists are completely defeated and their remnants are cleared
wherever they may be hibernating.
Kindly disseminate this information and attached photographs to the public through your medium.
Thank you for your kind cooperation.
Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman
Acting Director Army Public Relations
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