Nigerian Army battles Boko HaramIt is not something many newspapers have been able to verify. But statement after statement, the Nigerian Army claims more victories against Boko Haram and backs up everything with gory pictures.
In the latest statement, the Army said “in their continuous efforts of clearing the remnants of Boko Haram in various hideouts and enclaves, troops of 7 Brigade, 8 Task Force Division, have also embarked on clearance operations, since yesterday in which they cleared Boko Haram hideouts ahead of Gratte in Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State”.
During that clearance operation, Army spokesman, Colonel Sani Usman said, the troops killed seven Boko Haram members, including a notorious kingpin popularly known as the Albani of Monguno.
“The troops also recovered 2 Vehicles, 7 motorcycles 1 AK-47 rifle, 2 Boko Haram terrorists hoisted flags, 3 vehicle tyres, 1 vulcanizing machine, 1 solar panel and bundles of chewing stick (Aswaki), which the terrorists believed has spiritual and medicinal values.
“It is gratifying to report that the troops’ morale remains high as they dominate the general area with a robust fighting patrol in continuation with the clearance operations,” he added.