Clearing
operation to flush out the fleeing Boko Haram Terrorists (BHT) from the
Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) Area of Responsibility (AOR)
continues to yield positive results. The troop of Sector 1 with its
relocated Tactical Headquarters in Makary, Northern Cameroun intensifies
clearance operations along the borders between Nigeria and Cameroun to
block the fleeing terrorists. Recently, the terrorists in attempt to
escape the firepower of MNJTF troops were migrating to some villages
adjacent to the Sector 1 AOR.
Acting
on credible information, the troops successfully cleared the six
villages occupied by the terrorists, seized some logistic equipment and
apprehended Twenty Four suspected Boko Haram accomplices.
The
cleared villages are SAGUI, KIRTA-WOULGO, GORE MAHAMAT, GORE BLANGAFE,
CHAUGRY and DAMBOURE. The recovered equipment are 20 x Outboat Engines, 2
x Motorcycles, 9 x Generating sets, 1 x Solar panel, 1 x Grinding
machine, 1 x Handset, Flags and some Islamic religious books. However,
one soldier was killed by Improvised Explosive Device (IED) and another
fatally wounded and lost his one of his lower limbs during the
operation.
Addressing
the troops during his operational assessment tour in Makary, the
Commander, MNJTF, Major General Lamidi Adeosun commended their display
of exceptional bravery and charged them to keep up the good work, while
encouraging the traditional authorities in the area to set up vigilante
groups to compliment the effort of the security forces.
Equally,
on a similar visit to Sector 2 troops (Chad) at their temporary Harbour
Area in Littri, the Commander expressed delight for their initial
operational exploits, which despite difficult terrains and other
operational challenges were able to clear terrorists from some villages
on the Lake Chad Islands. He couraged them to maintain their high
fighting spirit and keep up the momentum of the operation despite the
challenges of the slow go terrains.
Colonel Muhammad Dole
Chief Military Public Information Officer
MNJTF
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