The Nigerian Army on Tuesday said its troops had
rescued 46 captives and destroyed a highly fortified Boko Haram insurgents’
camp deep inside Sambisa forest as part of its ongoing “clearance operation” .
Col. Onyeama Nwachukwu, the Deputy Director, Army
Public Relations, “Operation Lafiya Dole”,
disclosed this in a statement issued in Maiduguri.
Nwachukwu said that the troops under Operation Deep
Punch II penetrated deep into the forest and cleared all known insurgents’
enclaves including a fortified ‘Sabil Huda’ camp.
He said that the troops neutralised several
insurgents, destroyed various makeshift accommodation and recovered high
calibre ammunition.
“On Monday Feb.12, 2018 the troops dislodged Boko
Haram terrorists from one of their highly fortified hideouts around S-Shape
part of the Sambisa forest close to Sabil Huda, believed to be one of their
prized hideouts.
“During the fierce offensive supported by Nigerian
Air Force, the resilient troops neutralised quite a number of Boko Haram
terrorists and captured major armaments including two Spartan Armoured
Personnel Carriers (APCs), one truck and one laptop computer belonging to the
insurgents.
“The gallant troops also destroyed 8 gun trucks;
several tents, rescued 19 women and 27 children from the enclave”.
Check our new Website more updates http://insidearewa.com.ng/
No comments:
Post a Comment