Recruits undergo training at the headquaters of the Depot of the Nigerian Army in Zaria, Kaduna State in northcentral Nigeria, on October 5, 2017.
*Also rescues 15 children, 12 women, 5 men
By Joseph Erunke
ABUJA-MILITARY troops battling Boko Haram terrorists in Borno State killed 14 terrorists and ambushed one, besides recovery of weapons from them in Bama Local Government Area of the state.
Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai looks on at the headquaters of Operation Lafiya Dole in Maiduguri, Borno State in northcentral Nigeria, on October 4, 2017.
The United Kingdom is providing expert training to the Nigerian military in helping to develop the skills necessary to tackle the terror threat of Boko Haram in North East Nigeria. Boko Haram’s Islamist insurgency began in 2009 and has killed at least 20,000 and forced more than 2.6 million from their homes. / AFP
Also, the troops rescued three 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 troops said to be drawn from 202 Battalion of 21 Brigade Nigerian Army, carried out the operation in conjunction with elements of Mobile Strike Team, MSTs, on Operations Lafiya Dole.
The action, according to Army spokesman, Brigadier General Sani Usman in a statement,early Tuesday morning, was in furtherance of clearance and blockade Operation Deep Punch 2,set to clear Boko Haram terrorists’ enclaves in Abusuriwa, Newchina, Bonzon, Usmanari, Goyayeri, Shitimari, Gashimari, Awaram amongst other villages in Bama Local Government Area of Borno State.
“The troops whose continuous resolve in routing out the remnants of the suspected terrorists hibernating within the Brigade’s Area of Responsibility ensured that their superior fire power made the terrorists to flee in disarray leading to the capture of one suspected terrorist, while eight of the Boko Haram terrorists were neutralized.
“The gallant troops were also able to recover four AK-47 rifles, three magazines, seven dane guns and machetes, amongst other items, “the statement read.
It added:” In addition, the troops also rescued three 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.”
Similarly, troops of 152 Battalion of the Brigade deployed as a blocking force at the Foward Operations Base Kumshe to aid a successful clearance operation, according to the statement “ambushed some fleeing unsuspecting Boko Haram terrorists and neutralized five of the fleeing terrorists, while troops of 151 Battalion also deployed at the Forward Operations Base, Darel Jamel, neutralized a terrorist in an ambush.”
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