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Boko Haram have told fleeing members not to give up – Army
As the war between the Boko Haram sect and the Nigerian
troops deployed to wipe out the terrorist group from the volatile Adamawa,
Borno and Yobe continues to rage, the troops have announced that they are in
possession of messages by the leadership of Boko Haram, charging its members to
fight on until victory is won.
According to the report, about 25 extremists were arrested.
Three of them were killed, including one of their top kingpins who was
identified as Abba.
Abba has been on the list of most wanted persons.
A statement by the Director of Defence Information,
Brigadier General Chris Olukolade while giving the mission update reads,
“troops of the special forces have intercepted messages sent to fleeing
insurgents urging them not to give up but fight to the end.
“The attempt by some of them to heed the call was foiled at
the weekend as they were trailed to some settlements and towns towards the
border where they planned to regroup.
“Troops of the Multinational Joint Task Force carried out an
operation which resulted to the capture and destruction of the insurgents
assembly in the outskirts of Kaneram Dan Katsina, Tumbu Dabino and Mallam
Fatori area, north of Baga.
“The towns and settlements have now been secured while we
have cordoned off the area. Search operation is also ongoing in the area after
the insurgents have been dislodged”.
“This incident happened during an encounter with troops of
the task force as the insurgents were finalising moves to carry out an
extensive terrorist operation around Maiduguri.
“The captured ones were all apprehended with their weapons
which include rifles, pistols, double barrel guns and various calibres of
ammunition during a raid operation of the JTF in Kumshe and Bulunkutu area.
“Although they succeeded in killing a security operative of
the Task Force, they were apprehended before their planned infiltration with
more arms to cause mayhem in the city.
“In Sambisa forest, troops combing the forest continue to
make more discoveries. A man who had been held hostage in the forest since last
year escaped bound in handcuffs as his captors fled during the troops attack on
the biggest camp in the forest.
“The freed hostage is being treated by the Task Force. The
troops are dominating the forest as they find a number of fresh graves, more arms
and ammunition, burnt vehicles and other equipment”.
Source: Daily Post
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