By KINGSLEY OMONOBI

ABUJA — The Special Forces fighting to dislodge the terrorists from Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states, yesterday, arrested five Nigeriens and two Chadians as they tried to flee the military onslaught.

The Defence headquarters also disclosed that recent messages from the terrorists, soliciting support from Afghanistan and Pakistan as well as other cohorts of the insurgents is clearly a confirmation that the group was being decimated.

A statement signed by Brigadier General Chris Olukolade,  read: “Five Nigeriens and two Chadians are among the fleeing insurgents apprehended by the Special Forces as troops continue their pursuit of terrorists dislodged from their bases”.

The seven were among the nine arrested at Tumbu Gini,  a border town with Chad as they tried to cross the borders into Chad.