Military kills four terror suspects, destroys nine Boko Haram camps

TROOPS of the 115 Task Force Battalion under the 28 Task Force Brigade of Nigerian Army said they have killed four terror suspects and destroyed nine Boko Haram camps along the Lassa-Izge axis of Borno State during the clearance operations in Sambisa Forest.

A statement issued to newsmen in Maiduguri, the state capital at the weekend by Media Co-ordinator of Operation Lafiya Dole, Col. Tukur Gusau, read in part: “While on clearance operations, troops between November 3 and 4, 2015, ‘destroyed and cleared’ nine more terrorist strongholds around LASSA axis. The terrorist camps include Lass, Muthavo,

Dagu, Kumabza, Izge, Unworo, Zangore, Kilekasa and Pumpum.
“During the offensive, four Boko Haram terrorists met their waterloos in the hands of gallant troops of the Nigerian Army while some of the terrorists however fled and abandoned their weapons.”

He further disclosed that some of the weapons abandoned by the terrorists include seven guns.
On other operations against the terrorists, he said: “In a related development yesterday November 5, 2015, troops of 25 Task Force Brigade conducted offensive operations along Korede axis in Damboa Local Council.

In the operations, three motorcycles suspected to be used during the last Sunday’s attack on Azir village were recovered along with stolen foodstuff from the village. Terrorists’ observation posts were also destroyed in a high ground in Korede. Our troops continue to dominate roads leading to Azir, Wajikoro, Damboa and Biu towns to deny Boko Haram terrorists any possible freedom of activities in the area. The fighting spirit of the troops remains very high.”