The military, yesterday, confirmed that it is currently engaged in a
fierce battle with Boko Haram insurgents who have been unleashing terror
in the North Eastern part of the country.
The Defence Headquarters
admitted that it lost soldiers in the encounters while some terrorists
were also killed.
This was against the backdrop of revelations that
the troops were finding it difficult to check activities of the
terrorists because of the sophistication of the sect members among other
factors.
In a statement issued, yesterday, by the Director of
Defence Information, Major General Chris Olukolade, the Defence
Headquarters said that civilians had been evacuated from the battle
ground before commencing the operation.
According to the
statement, “the air operations to clear terrorists bases sited in Daggu
and Yazza areas of Borno State during the weekend have registered the
expected results in the ongoing campaign against terror. The mopping up
operation by ground forces after air assault has confirmed the death of
several terrorists located in the bases. Civilians had earlier been
evacuated from the vicinity of the identified terrorist enclaves in line
with operation orders before the air and land assaults. Extensive
cordon and search of the entire locality is ongoing with a view to
apprehending the wounded and other members of the terrorists group who
might still be trying to flee.
“Also yesterday, troops in pursuit
of those who carried out attack in Buni Yadi last week, had fierce
encounter with the terrorists around Mainok and other locations between
Apa and Abulum in Borno State. The air and land operations that ensued
recorded the death of some terrorists. Soldiers also died in the
encounters”.
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