Nigeria soldiers have continued to record great successes in the ongoing “Operation Crack Down Sambisa” as troops take the battle to the core of Sambisa Forest during which scores of insurgents have been killed and many more captives rescued amidst recovery of arms cache, officials say.
This was coming after the chief of army staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, ordered a review of change of strategy on the part of the troops in the ongoing counter insurgency in north-east Nigeria.
Theatre commander of the “Lafiya Dole,” counter insurgency operation Nigeria Army, Major General Lucky Irabor, had announced Thursday that though soldiers were confronted by the challenges of running into landmines buried in the forest, they’ve been able to carry out long range attacks on the terrorists.
Spokesman of the Nigeria Army, Colonel Sani Kukasheka, had in a statement issued late Friday night mentioned that the Nigerian troops had in different formations carried out a catalogue of successful operation that had largely decimated the insurgents in the heart of Sambisa Forest.
Colonel Kukasheka said many of the Boko Haram terrorists have surrendered to Nigerian troops amidst the heated hostility they faced in the hands of the “fully motivated soldiers.”
He said troops of 26 and 223, battalions, Army Headquarters Strike Group and Armed Forces Special Forces have continued the offensive in furtherance to “Operation Crackdown Sambisa.”
“The troops have cleared remnants of Boko Haram in Izza and Njima general area. Although they did not encounter any Boko Haram terrorists, there were noticeable fresh footprints, motorcycle and bicycle tyre marks in the seemingly abandoned places.
“However, the troops came across and recovered eight abandoned vehicles belonging to Boko Haram terrorists. The advancing troops also cleared all Boko Haram terrorists’ hideouts along the way including their camps at Bula Buba and its environs where they recovered one Hilux, one Canter truck, 15 AK-47 rifle magazines, a 60mm high explosive bomb, 200 G3 rifle magazines, three Browning machine gun tripod stands and a 60mm mortar bipod stand. Other recoveries include several metal links of 7.62mm (NATO) and 12.mm ammunitions.
“In their area of operations, troops of 121 Task Force Battalion today, intercepted 35 civilians comprising six men, seven women, seven males minors and 15 minor females who claimed to be coming from Balaganje village.”
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