Troops storm Sambisa forest, neutralize 8 terrorists

The Nigerian Army High Command on Monday said that in a display of gallantry, its troops in conjunction with hybrid force elements, have successfully neutralized 8 Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists at Ukuba; a notorious terrorists’ enclave in Sambisa forest.

This was contained in a statement made available to Defence Correspondents in Abuja by Director Army Public Relations Major General Onyema Nwachukwu

According to the statement, the operation, which took place on Sunday witnessed a fierce gun battle that inflicted severe losses on the terrorists’ group, compelling them to retreat and abandon their camp in disarray.

“A thorough search of the captured camp by the gallant troops led to the recovery of 5 locally fabricated double barrel guns, 2 motorbikes and assorted foodstuff, belonging to the terrorists.

It added that in a separate Clearance operation on the same day in Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State, troops cleared Dan Birgima, Ungwan Noma, Katoge, and Pauwa Villages.

It explained that during the operation, troops gunned down 2 insurgents in combat and recovered 3 AK-47 Rifles, 8 Magazines, 57 rounds of 7.62mm Special ammunition, 3 Baofeng Radio sets, 12 Baofeng Radio Chargers and one Bandolier.

It added that the troops also rescued a civilian, who had been in captivity by the insurgents for days while Two Motorbikes and makeshift structures in the insurgents’ camp were also destroyed by the troops.

It further explained that in the same vein, troops have cleared Dandalla, Madada, Dogon Karfe, Hayi, Gobirawan and Kango Kuyambana villages in Gusau and Maru Local Government Areas of Zamfara state.

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According to it, in the encounter with the insurgents, troops neutralized 2 of them and recovered one AK-47 rifle, 3 fabricated guns, 2 rounds of Anti-Aircraft ammunition, one Motorbike and 2 Solar panels.

The statement further added that in South Eastern Nigeria, troops on Sunday successfully raided and destroyed IPOB/ ESN Fighters’ Firearms production factory located between Ekoli Edda and Amagwu Ohafia communities in Abia and Eboyin States respectively.

According to it, ” the dissidents’ camp, which was used for fabricating firearms and production of ammunition was fortified with fire trenches/sandbag parapets and powered with a 15 KVA Generator.

” The vigilant troops recovered 2 fabricated AK-47 rifles, one Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) bomb, 2 IPOB/ESN flags, as well as Welding and Filing machines from the factory.

The statement explained that these successful operations demonstrated the commitment of the Nigerian Army in combating the nation’s security challenges to enhance safety and security.

It enjoined members of the public to continue to support the Nigerian Army, sister services and other security agencies in the ongoing fight against the nation’s adversaries in the interest of all and sundry.

NIGERIAN TRIBUNE