The intensified efforts by the military
in the mission to clear terrorists from all territories under their
control in Nigeria’s north-east yielded positive results on Monday, as
some terrorists disguised as women have been arrested, Channels News
reports.
The arrests were made after a cordon
and search was declared in Baga while the military also discovered
arms, especially bombs, hidden in various locations, peculiar to the
town.
A spokesman for the military, Major General Chris Olukolade, said that
apart from the terrorists captured in the course of fighting, many
others hiding in the town, were arrested and “troops are busy
interrogating the suspects”.
Meanwhile, in furtherance of the mission to clear terrorists from all
their enclaves by the military, the Nigerian Air Force had also stepped
up its air bombardment of identified targets in Gwoza, Bama and Sambisa
forest, preparatory to other phases of the mission.
“The air strikes had been highly successful as they achieved the aims, hitting vital targets with required precision.
A terrorists vehicle set ablaze by troops
A truck belonging to the terrorist group, Boko Haram, destroyed by the military
“Terrorists are now in disarray as they scamper to escape from the impact of air bombardment of their locations in the forest.
“Having successfully liberated Baga where the terrorists had been
marauding, the troops’ attention has now been focused on consolidation
of security of the area to pave way for return of citizens,” Major
General Olokolade said in a statement.
After the Nigerian military, backed by air strikes, recaptured the town
of Baga from the Boko Haram sect, Major General Olukolade said five
anti aircraft guns and the rifles, over 34 motorcycles and five vehicles
including trucks being used for operations by the terrorists were
destroyed in the course of the fighting.
The Defence spokesman further noted that “counter-terrorism operations
were being carried out in over 15 locations – Gajigana, Ngaze, Ngenzai,
Marte Junction, Mile 90, Yoyo, Kekeno, Kukawa, Cross Kauwa, Kangarwa,
Amirari, Kichimatari, Borokari Barati, Kauwa.
Baga is situated at Nigeria’s border with Chad, Niger and Cameroon and
is the headquarters of a Multi National Joint Task Force comprising
troops from all four countries.
cache of arms recovered
Arms recovered by the military from members of the Boko Haram terrorist group terrorising communities in Nigeria’s north-east.
The Nigerian Military had said it was updating tactics against the Boko
Haram Sect, with the addition of 260 Aerospace Engineers that graduated
from the Nigerian Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT), Kaduna
State to the Air Force.
As the onslaught against the insurgents in the northeast gathers
momentum, there are indications that the Nigerian military is directing
efforts towards capturing the leader of the Boko Haram sect alive.
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