Troops neutralise 3 terrorists, arrest scores of fighters, informants
Troops neutralise 3 terrorists, arrest scores of fighters, informants
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt-General Faruk Yahaya has commended the Troops of Operation Hadin Kai for being proactive in the ongoing war against Boko Haram/ISWAP in Northeast Region.
The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-General Onyema Nwachukwu stated this in a press statement signed and made available to Newsmen on Monday in Abuja.
He said that CAOS also charged them to maintain the tempo and ensure the terrorists are smoked out of their enclaves.
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The Director, Army Public Relations said in recent encounters in North East the Troops has killed three Boko Haram terrorists and arrested scores of their fighters, informants and logistics suppliers.
Brig. Nwachukwu said the troops of 151 Task Force Battalion eliminated the terrorists in an ambush operation on their crossing point along Banki Junction – Miyanti road, while others escaped with gunshot wounds.
He also that troops had on July 15, arrested some suspected terrorists who surrendered to troops along with their families, while fleeing their enclaves, following the continuous bombardment of their hideouts by troops of the Battalion.
According to him, the escaping terrorists and their families were arrested at the outskirts of Aza and Bula Daloye villages in Bama local government area of Borno by troops of the Battalion on fighting patrol at Miyanti and Darajamel.
“The arrested suspects comprised of eleven adult male terrorists, five adult females and twelve children.
“The troops also recovered 27 rounds of 7.62 mm (Special) ammunition, three AK 47 rifle magazines and a black fragmental Jacket from the suspects. They are currently undergoing preliminary investigations,” he said.
The Army spokesperson further disclosed that troops of 7 Division Garrison in conjunction with the Civilian Joint Task Force have on July 17, tracked and arrested Boko Haram informants and logistics suppliers at Lawanti and Gongolun Communities of Jere Local Government Area of Borno.
He said the suspects had confessed to have been working as informants for the terrorists, whom they provide with information on troops’ movements, locations, deployments, strength, the calibre of weapons and other activities.
According to him, they also admitted to having supplied the terrorists with basic logistics for their daily survival, ranging from Petroleum Oil and Lubricant (POL), drugs, mosquito nets, kola nuts, recharge cards and foodstuff.
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He added that the suspects also disclosed that they were remunerated by the terrorists with proceeds made from selling dismantled old motorcycle parts to dealers in order to fund their purchases.
