The Special Forces involved in the ongoing campaign against the Boko
Haram insurgents have recorded what security sources have described as one the
greatest breakthroughs in the campaign against terrorists in the
North-East.
Investigations on Tuesday revealed that the Special Forces, comprising
ground troops and the Air Force fighters, had demobilized one of the strongest
fortresses of the Boko Haram sect.
It was learnt that the soldiers, who carried out the operation, were
shocked by the volume of arms and ammunition and hundreds of operational
vehicles that they captured at the camp.
A source put the number of vehicles captured from the insurgents at 700
while several members of the sect were arrested.
When contacted the spokesman of the 7th Division, Col. Mohammed Dole, preferred
the Director of Defence Information, Maj.-Gen Chris Olukolade to speak on the
issue.
Olukolade, who confirmed the capture of the Boko Haram camp, said that
several terrorists who were wounded in the military raids were arrested and had
made useful confessions.
The Director of Defence Information said in an electronic mail on
Tuesday that some of the wounded terrorists who were captured near Lake Chad
were pleading for mercy and were cooperating with interrogators from the
Multi-National Joint Task Force.
Olukolade said that some of the insurgents were captured by troops
around Dikwa, Cross Kauwa, Kukawa and Alargarmo.
He said that the captives revealed during interrogation that some of the
camps were disbanded as the sect could no longer sustain the operation.
“In their confessions, it was revealed that some of the camps have been
disbanded following the directive of their clerics who declared that the
operation of the sect had come to an end as the mission could no longer be
sustained.
“The captured terrorists, who are giving useful information as to the
locations of their remnant forces, are full of apologies and pleas for their
lives to be spared promising to cooperate,” the statement reads in part.
Olukolade said that the captured insurgents complained of starvation and
the frequency of bombardments as some of the major problems which affected
them.
The Defence spokesman warned members of the public to stay away from the
area, saying troops were still continuing with the operation in the three
states.
“They confirmed that starvation was a major problem in addition to
ceaseless bombardments on the camp locations even when they kept
relocating. They also confirm that several members of the group have been
wounded and no treatment was forthcoming. Troops have continued their
assault on other locations across the states covered by the state of emergency.
“Meanwhile, members of the public who have started visiting to engage in
sight-seeing in some dislodged camps and fringes of forests such as
Sambisa and others have been warned to desist from doing so as the tendency
will no more be condoned where operations are still ongoing.
“The general area still remains a theatre and movement remains
restricted as the environment has to be cleared for safety of
citizens. The public will be informed when the locations are
safe enough.”
It was learnt that the seized vehicles included those that the
insurgents used for attacks and other vehicles they snatched from people.
Military sources said that the camp was well planned with boreholes,
dispensary and other facilities to aid the operations of the insurgents.
Welldon guys, bt its not yet over...
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DeleteI guess u are one of dis Boko Boko, u are now agree dat ur brothers have been caught, sorry oooo they will kill all of you. U want us to leave an issue dat has claimed over 1000 lives in our country and pursue other countries problem
DeleteDid they show mercy to the kids they slaughter in FGC Yobe or hundred of lives taken? No
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ReplyDeleteOutside politics, the Nigerian army is far stronger than the rubbish Boko Haran. Pls, guys kindly root these idiots out of Nigeria . I trust your might.
ReplyDeletePls dey(military) shldnt rest on deir oars.he, whose work have nt finished, doesn't get tired.may God give our nation's military more power nd wisdom to demolish dese heartless bh to d last person.God will protect our army as dey carry out d operatoins.AMEN.
ReplyDeleteBefore they beg 4 mercy, let those cowards first let us know their sponsores or who funds them (boko haram) and also show us where they kept those girls that they kidnap from FGC Yobe
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ReplyDeleteall i wnt is to get their leaders, they hv to be arreatd
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