Troops Tackle Boko Haram
Troops Tackle Boko Haram in
Damasak
Troops Eliminate Boko Haram Terrorists in
Gara
Troops of Sector 3, Operation LAFIYA DOLE in conjunction with
Civilian Joint Task Force while on fighting patrol to Gara village
in Northern Borno on Friday 5 October 2018 encountered
suspected Boko Haram Terrorists.
Five members of the Boko Haram Terrorists were neutralized
during the encounter following the superior fire power of the
troops while others escape to a nearby bush with gun shot
wounds.
Items recovered include: Four AK 47 rifles, Five Magazines, 55
rounds of 7.62mm special ammunition, 8 rounds of 5.56mm NATO
ammunition, Eleven Mobile phones Assorted drugs, Cooking utensils,
some quantity of provisions and six Horses.
The public is therefore advised to report any suspicious
movements or activities in their area to the security agency for
prompt action.
Meanwhile, the authorities of the Nigerian Army has met
with other Heads of security agencies in Maiduguri, Borno State,
calling for more synergy and cooperation towards evolving new
strategies in the ongoing fight against insurgency and other sundry
crimes.
Speaking during the strategic meeting, the Acting General
Officer Commanding (GOC), 7 Division, Brigadier General Abdulmalik
Bulama Biu stressed the need for such routine interaction between
all security stakeholders within the state, aimed at reinforcing
the already existing cooperation and synergy as well as level of
information sharing among them.
He commended the agencies for judiciously discharging
their responsibilities. He also charged all security
outfits in the state to step up their efforts and to review their
various strategies as the dry season and political climate
approaches.
The Acting GOC reminded the policy makers to be more proactive
and not to allow any breach of security, adding that security
agencies must be decisive in all actions and checkmate some of the
unholy political gatherings.
Responding, heads of security agencies present lauded the Army
for the meeting, describing it as timely. They took turn to
highlight the activities of their agencies while identifying
different areas that needed collective support of the Nigerian Army
and other security outfits to effectively combat the menace of Boko
Haram Terrorists as well as other sundry crimes.
The meeting ended with a resolve for all to redouble efforts and
work in synergy and cooperation.
The meeting was attended by the Commissioner of Police, Borno
State Command Damian Chukwu, Comptroller of Customs for Borno and
Yobe States, AB Abdullahi, Commandant Nigeria Security and Civil
Defence Corps, Borno State Ibrahim Abdullahi. Also in attendance
were, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Ijafaru Bukar of Nigeria
Prison Service Borno state command, Comptroller of Immigration
Borno State Command Abdulfattah Adamu, among others.
TEXAS CHUKWU
Brigadier General
Director Army Public Relations