Troops deployed in the ongoing operation
Lafiya Dole in the North East have captured nine members of the Boko
Haram sect who were hiding in fox holes in the Borno State.
The Acting Director, Army Public
Relations, Col. Sani Usman, said in a statement on Monday that the
troops of the 22 Brigade Garrison, captured the insurgent during a
clearance operation at terrorists hideouts of Cinga, Mallum Maja, Bosuma
and Murye villages.
Usman who said that three of the
insurgents were also killed by the troops added that the insurgents were
terrorizing the innocent villagers with dangerous weapons before the
operation.
According to him, the troops recovered
‘nine dane guns, three machetes, one bow with arrows, six motorcycles
used by the Boko Haram terrorists to ferry slaughtered cow meats to Boko
Haram terrorists hideouts, one tricycle, four Tiger Generators and one
solar panel’ from the insurgents.
He said “In compliance with the
military high command’s directive which is to ensure that all villages
and towns are cleared of remnants of Boko Haram terrorists, troops of
22 Brigade Garrison in Operation Lafiya Dole, on Sunday May 1, 2016
cleared four villages of Boko Haram terrorists hiding in the area.
“The terrorists hibernating in Cinga,
Mallum Maja, Bosuma and Murye villages, were armed with dangerous
weapons and have been terrorizing the communities. During the operations
three Boko Haram terrorists were killed while nine of them who tried
hiding in foxholes and dug outs were identified and captured alive.”
Usman stated also that the troops also released 400 persons held hostage by the insurgents.
He added that the troops recovered 300 cattle rustled by the Boko Haram and handed them over to their rightful owners.
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