Insurgents; Nig Troop kills 30 Boko Haram, Rescuers Abductees, clears Camps

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Insurgents; Nig Troop kills 30 Boko Haram, Rescuers Abductees, clears Camps
 The troops of the 28 Task Force Brigade Nigerian Army deployed at Bitta and Pridang carried out a successful raid on suspected Boko Haram camps at Bulajilin and Manawashe villages along Bita and Damboa road at the fringes of  Sambisa forest on Tuesday, killing 30 of the Boko Haram insurgents and rescued more abductees.
According to a statement signed by Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, Acting Director Army Public Relations, they rescued 338 persons that were held captive by the insurgents in the enclaves. “The rescued persons which comprised of male 8, female 138 and children 192, have since been evacuated to Mubi.
“Troops also recovered arms and ammunitions during the raid operation which include 1 General Purpose Machine Gun and 2 Dane Guns. 150 rounds of 7.62mm (nato), 6 boxes of 7.62mm (nato) and 3 cutlasses” the statement explained.
The statement also revealed that following tip off,  troops also “ambushed and killed 4 suspected Boko Haram terrorists on a suicide bombing mission to Gubula, Madagali Local Government Area, Adamawa State” and in the aside  2 AK-47 rifles recovered, “the troops also recovered some Unexploded Ordinances (UXOs), Mortar bombs and cash sum of N153,385”.
He further stated that “It is worthy to note that the raid operation on the Boko Baram terrorists enclave coincided with the Chief of Army Staff’s operational visit to the brigade headquarters in Mubi.
“The successful clearance operations and ambushing of the terrorists has further degraded them and saved the lives of so many innocent victims of their suicide bombings.
“Having appealed and given the terrorists final warning, we would like to state that from now on, troops within bounds of respect for human rights and rules of engagement, we shall continue to decisively deal with Boko Haram terrorists until they are defeated.
Therefore, we are appealing for continued vigilance, security consciousness and above all, cooperation with the military and security agencies to enable us successfully defeat the terrorists”.

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