Troops Eliminate 37
Troops Eliminate 37 Boko Haram Fighters in Merciless
Operation
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In a merciless weeklong operation against Terrorists, the
Nigerian troops and vigilantes have eliminated 37 Boko Haram
Terrorists and recovered four Guntrucks.
In the operation led by Commander Sector 3 of Operation Lafiya
Dole, Major General Abdulmalik Bulama Biu, the troops also
ransacked and destroyed notorious terrorists enclaves in Duguri
Arge around the Tumbus, Karere, Gashigar, Arege, Metele and Malam
fatori, in the fringes of Lakechad, Borno state.
PRNigeria[1] gathered that the troops
deployed military gun trucks, artillery, APCs and Anti Mines trucks
in the massive raids.
Some of the footage and images obtained by PRNigeria[2] show mangled and burnt
bodies of the terrorists.
The Operation was conducted by the troops of Sector 3 Operation
Lafiya Dole in conjuction with the troops of Sector 2 of the Multi
National Joint Task Force as well as the Chadian military Forces
fighting Boko Haram with the Nigeria troops.
The aggressive combat campaign was equally supported by the Air
Task Force of Operation Lafiya Dole who supported the ground troops
with Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) mission as
well as air raids.
Meanwhile, the Nigerian Army has also issued a statement
extolling the gallantry of the troops in dislodging Boko Haram
criminals from their hideouts and rescuing women and children.
In the statement by Colonel Aminu
Iliyasu, Media Coordinator Nigerian Army Operations, stated that
the combined troops of 68/94 Battalions of Operation LAFIYA DOLE
deployed at Malam Fatori in Abadam LGA of Borno State conducted an
aggressive fighting patrol to a location earlier reported by the
Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) mission
conducted by the Air Task Force of Operation LAFIYA DOLE as
harbouring some activities of the Boko Haram criminal elements.
Iliyasu said the troops successfully uncovered the enclave and
proceeded to engage it with devastating volumes of fire. Without
any attempt to return fire, the cowardly criminals scampered into
the nearly bushes in complete disarray.
He said the troops immediately pursued the terrorists along
their withdrawal route. During the exploitation, troops discovered
bodies of terrorist and many trails of blood along the route.
Item recovered during the operation included AK 47 Rifles, Rifle
magazines loaded with 30 rounds of 7.62mm Special ammunition each,
unexploded Mortar bombs for making of Improvised Explosive Devices
(IEDs) were captured from the insurgents.
Other items equally captured include bundle of IED cable, IED
battery, camel bag, motorcycles, sets of overall cloths, bedding
materials, cooking utensils, food items, motorcycle spare parts,
122 cylinder tubes and various mechanical tools.
The military spokesperson further said that on 3 December 2019,
Boko Haram elements also suffered a defeat in the hands of the
troops of 144 Battalion deployed at Limankara in Gwoza LGA of Borno
State during a failed attempt to infiltrate the troops’
location.
Colonel Iliyasu said “During the exploitation exercise that
followed the brief fire fight with the marauding criminals, the
troops discovered burnt body parts of Boko Haram criminals hit by a
Rocket Propelled Grenade bomb explosion as well as some broken AK
47 Rifle parts and traces of blood along the criminals’ withdrawal
route.
“The troops of 101 Task Force Battalion deployed at Cross Kauwa
in Kukawa LGA of Borno State made contact with some marauding Boko
Haram criminals while conducting Clearance Operations along Cross
Kauwa – Monguno Road.
“Similarly, on 4 December 2019, troops of 68/94 Battalions
deployed at Malam Fatori in Abadam LGA of Borno State conducted a
successful ambush at a Boko Haram criminals crossing point North
East of the town and neutralised a Boko Haram terrorist while many
others escaped with varying degrees of gunshot wounds.
“However, the troops recovered some vandalised roofing sheets,
33 IED detonator cords and other IED making materials. Preliminary
investigation revealed that the criminals are part of IED laying
party along the route.
“In another successful ambush operation conducted by the troops
of 21 Special Armoured Brigade on 4 December 2019, at Darel Jamel,
Bama LGA of Borno State, the troops neutralised one Boko Haram
terrorist while several others escaped with gunshot wounds.
“Same troops also conducted a robust clearance operation same
day and cleared Boko Haram criminals’ hideouts at Mantari, Malam
Masari and Gabchari Villages in Bama LGA of Borno State.”
The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Yusufu Buratai
commended the troops for the exceptional display of gallantry,
professionalism and responsiveness.