Monday, May 2, 2016

Boko Haram: Troops clear more Villages in Borno



The theatre commander, Operation Lafiya Dole, Major General Leo Irabor, disclosed on Monday that troops have recovered 8 industrial gas cylinders and 5 regular gas cylinders at a primary school being used for bomb making by the Boko Haram terrorists.

The Commander stated this while briefing journalists on the ongoing fight to root-out Boko Haram terrorists in the northeast.
According to him, 3 Boko Haram members were captured while 4 motorcycles, 3 bicycles, a solar panel and 2 containers of liquid herbicides were destroyed.


“Our troops also busted a Boko Haram logistics’ Base at Yerwa, where rustled cattle are held. The troops also raided Kaluketu and the self styled town of Abuja, which is a BHT logistics exchange points.
“At the end of the operation 4 BHT were killed, 2 AK 47 rifles with 29 rounds of 7.62mm special ammunition, one dane gun, bow and arrows among others were captured. In the same operation 2 laptops computers and 6 mobile phones were also recovered, including a truck and 5 motorcycles.”

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