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Army kills top Boko Haram commanders in combined bombardment

From left, Chief of Training and Operation Naval Headquarters, Rear Admiral Forguson Bobcil; United KIngdom (UK) Foreign Secretary, Mr Boris Johnson and the Royal Navy Liaison, Joint Maritime Sea Training Centre, Commander Pete Quinn, during the UK foreign secretary’s visit to the Nigeria Navy, in Lagos, on Thursday. PHOTO: NAN

The Nigerian Army said on Thursday that it had neutralised several Boko Haram commanders and many of their foot soldiers in the ongoing operation against the insurgents in the North-East.

Army spokesman, Brigadier-General Sani Usman, said in a statement that the operation was conducted jointly with the Nigerian Air Force.

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Usman said the operation, undertaken based on credible intelligence information, targeted Boko Haram hideouts, adding that “more details of successes achieved will be made available as the operation continues.”

The spokesman named five top Boko Haram commanders killed in the operation were Abu Dujana, Man Tahiru, a Deputy to Boko Haram group Hisba leader, Man Chari, Mallam Abdullahi Abu Sa’ad and Goni Bamanga.

“The Nigerian military would continue with the concerted onslaught on the reported Boko Haram terrorists’ locations till they have been eliminated,” he added.

S-Davies Wande

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