The Islamist sect, Boko Haram, has lost one
of its major enclaves –the famous Mandara Mountain – in Borno State to
soldiers as the assault on the insurgents intensifies across
the Northeast.
An unspecified number of insurgents
were killed in sustained raids in and around the mountain while
about 60 were arrested.
The troops are still combing
the mountain to fish out Boko Haram leaders and fighters believed to be
hiding there.
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Kenneth
Minimah and the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Adesola Amosu, both of whom
have temporarily relocated to Borno State, are personally leading
land and air assaults against the sect in Borno .
In the midst of the gains, the Defence
Headquarters confirmed yesterday its arrest of a suspected
terrorist who claims to be a Cameroonian and an arms courier for Boko Haram.
The arrest of the suspect has led to the
discovery of a large cache of arms and ammunition hidden in the premises of a
burnt church.
Some of the recovered arms were anti-aircraft
guns, rocket propelled guns, General Purpose and other brands of machine guns
A top military source,shedding light on the
capture of Mandara Mountain said :”As I talk to you, our troops have captured
Mandara Mountain and they are combing the caves in the place to smoke out the
terrorists.
“During the encounters, many insurgents were
killed and an appreciable number of them arrested.
“Since Tuesday, Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen.
Kenneth Minimah and the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Adesola Amosu have
been directly in charge of the operation. While the Air Chief is guiding
the air operation, the chief of army staff is leading the land campaign.
“So, you can see that these service chiefs
are providing leadership for the troops in order to ensure that we win the war
against the insurgents.”
Asked about a letter purportedly
written by Boko Haram to the military threatening to attack Maimalari
Barracks, the source said: “The military authorities have not been informed of
that but it won’t be strange if they do so because that is their pattern.
“They are certainly frustrated because as the
operation is continuing their fighters are dying and many members of the Boko
Haram have been arrested.
“So far, more than 60 insurgents have been
arrested in the last five days. We are still on the trail of more of
them.”
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Well done boys.This boko haram has biten more than they can chew.After now, I advice u face there sponsors.Some of them are in govt,
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Nigeria army, The Lord is your strength . The enemies will be defeated in Jesus name.
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ReplyDelete"So far, more than 60 insurgents have been arrested in the last five days. We are still on the trail of more of them.” I am of the view that there is no need keeping the arrested insurgent members. After extracting useful information from them (like the one that led the army to the arms cache) they should be short one after the other. They should not be taken to court for anything because usually, they are only imprisoned after which they continue to do what they fanatically believe in. they should be short after full investigation.
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