roops with the 202 Battalion of 21 Brigade of the Nigerian Army have killed 8 Boko Haram members.
According to Daily Post, the
sect members were killed during the clearing of terrorists’ hideouts in
enclaves in Abusuriwa, Newchina, Bonzon, Usmanari, Goyayeri, Shitimari,
Gashimari, Awaram amongst other villages in Bama Local Government Area
of Borno State.
The soldiers also rescued a total of 30 people during their raids.
The Director Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Sani Kukasheka Usman in a statement, said “The gallant troops were also able to recover 4 AK-47 Rifles, 3 Magazines, 7 Dane guns and Machetes, amongst other items.
“In
addition, the troops also rescued 3 men, 12 women as well as 15
Children, among whom were an aged man and a woman held captives by the
Boko Haram terrorists.
“The
suspected terrorist has been handed over to the relevant authorities for
further interrogation, while the rescued civilian captives are being
attended to.”
Boko Haram has been defeated
President
Muhammadu Buhari recently said that Boko Haram’s wicked methods of
using innocent children for suicide bomb attacks on soft targets are the last kicks of a dying horse.
Buhari said that the war had moved to the next phase, which would be intelligence-driven.
The President also revealed that he has approved the establishment of an intelligence fusion centre in Maiduguri.
This post was earlier published on pulse nigeria
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