Nigerian Army
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Nigerian Army Provides Updates on Military Operation
Nationwide
As the year 2019 drew to a close, the gallant troops of the
Nigerian Army continued to sustain their onslaught against remnants
of the Boko Haram and Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP)
terrorists in the North East, decimating many of them and rescuing
some women and children in the process.
In like manner, the troops continued their dogged operational
efforts aimed at ridding the NW and indeed other geo-political
zones of the presence and activities of bandits and other criminal
elements across the country. On 27 December, 2019, the troops of
Nigerian Army Super Camp 7 deployed at Bama in Bama LGA of Borno
State had meeting engagements during their offensive clearance
operations against Boko Haram criminals at Tafana 1, Tafana 2 and
Tafana 3 Villages all in Bama LGA. The troops neutralized one Boko
Haram terrorist, captured one other alive as well as rescued 8
women and 6 children. The rescued children were immediately
administered with Polio Vaccines. The gallant troops also destroyed
the criminals’ hideouts, captured their flags, recovered16 arrows
and 32 refilled rounds of 7.62mm Special ammunition during the
encounter. The discovery of refilled ammunition is indicative of
acute shortage of ammunition and related resources in the
criminals’ holding.
In a related development, troops of 25 Task Force Brigade
deployed at Nigerian Army Super Camp 2 Damboa in Damboa Local
Government Area of Borno State, on 25 December 2019 conducted a
sting operation and arrested one high profile Boko Haram
informant/logistics supplier named Ibrahim Bulama Buba and 2 others
suspected to be his couriers at Shuwari village in Damboa
District.
Similarly, troops of 242 Bn deployed at Charlie 6 Check Point in
Monguno Local Government Area of Borno State arrested suspected
Boko Haram criminals’ logistics suppliers named Abubakar Aisami and
Modu Baba with food stuff and drugs concealed in a bag of smashed
corn powder intended for delivery to Boko Haram criminals.
In another development, the troops of Sector 3 Mobile Team in
conjunction with elements of Sector 2 Multi National Joint task
Force conducted Operation LIFE LINE in the general area of Monguno,
Gasarwa, Wamiri, Badu, Gudumbali and Kukawa in Monguno, Guzamala
and Kukawa LGAs of Borno State. The troops engaged the marauding
Boko Haram criminals in a fierce fire fight forcing them to
speedily retreat in disarray towards Garere Village, a critical
gateway in Guzamala LGA leading into the Lake Chad Tumbuns.
The troops conducted a thorough search of the illegal market place
and in the process recovered and destroyed 15 vehicles belonging to
the Boko Haram criminals, arrested 75 suspected Boko Haram
criminals’ agents and equally rescued 147 civilians among whom were
79 males and 68 females who had been under the captivity of the
criminal elements. The rescued civilians were conveyed to a
humanitarian facility in Monguno and thereafter handed over to
officials of Borno State Emergency Management Agency. The children
among them were administered with polio vaccine by the Buratai
Intervention Task Force Initiative.
In the North West, on 23rd December, 2019, troops of 17 Brigade,
while on a clearance operation, encountered 2 bandits on a
motorcycle along Faskari-Zanfarawa Road in Faskari LGA of Katsina
State and engaged them in a hot pursuit. Troops recovered one
locally fabricated Pump Action Gun.
In a related development, same troops recovered one AK 47 Rifle
loaded with 7 rounds of 7.62mm Special ammunition during clearance
operations along Batsari – Jibia Road in Batsari LGA of Katsina
State. Also, on 24 December 2019, one repentant bandit submitted
one AK 47 Rifle to the troops of 35 Battalion Katsina in conjuction
with Katsina State Amnesty Committee.
Similarly, on 27 December 2019, troops of 8 Division pursued and
made contact with bandits that rustled some cows and sheep from
Jagbanda village in Zurmi LGA of Zamfara State. Accordingly, the
resilient troops neutralized one of the bandits and recovered one
AK 47 Rifle loaded with 13 rounds of 7.62mm Special ammunition,
alongside the rustled animals.
Also of significant note, troops of 1 Division Garrison on 25
December 2019 during security patrols arrested one Mr Moses Ali
with a locally made gun loaded with 9 rounds of 7.62mm Special
ammunition at Ningon Gari in Sanga LGA of Kaduna State. The same
gallant troops arrested 7 suspects during a Cordon and Search
operations conducted at 13 settlements of Kuyeri Mountains along
Jere – Kagarko Road in Kagarko LGA of Kaduna State.
Also, on 27 December 2019, the troops of Operation MESA
conducted security patrols that yielded in the arrest of 5
suspected Sara Suka militia group members with some quantities of
substance suspected to be Cannabis Sativa and other illicit drugs
at Filin Ball and Sabon Layi area in Jos North LGA of Plateau
State.
Earlier, on 24 December 2019, the Chairmen of both Langtang
North and South LGAs of Plateau State handed over recovered weapons
and accessories from repentant militias to the troops of Nigerian
Army Forward Operational Base, Shendam. The weapons include one Gun
B10, 3 General Purpose Machine Guns, 13 AK 47 Rifles, 5 FN
Rifles/magazines, 8 G3 Rifles, 2 Mark 4 Rifles, 3 SETME Auto
Rifles, 4 SMG Rifles, 3 Pump Action Guns, one Single Barrel Gun and
13 locally made Guns. Other weapons and accessories so submitted
were 6 locally made SMGs, 5 locally made pistols, 15 AK 47 Rifle
Magazines, one AK 47 Rifle Top Cover, one General Purpose Machine
Gun Piston and Breechblock, 41 live cartridges, 2 Rocket Propelled
Gun Tubes, 3 Bombs, one locally made magazine, 5 SMG magazines, one
Mark 4 magazine, 6 rounds of 38mm Special ammunition, 3 SETME
magazines, 34 rounds of 9mm ammunition, 101 rounds of 7.62mm
Special ammunition, 102 rounds of 7.62mm NATO ammunition, Beretta
Pistol, one 60mm Mortar, one fragmental jacket, 121 rounds of
7.62mm metal link, 3 chargers, 11 Anti-Riot Grenades and 9 Dane
Guns. This landmark submission of arms and ammunition portend great
prospect for a reign of peace and security on the Plateau and its
adjoining environs.
The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Yusufu Buratai
commends personnel of the Nigerian Army for the successes so far
recorded throughout the Year 2019 in Operation LAFIYA DOLE and all
other operations across the Country. He assures them of improved
welfare in the Year 2020 and further commends Field Commanders and
Principal Staff Officers as well as other officers and men for
their efforts in implementating all strategic directives in the
preceding year.
AMINU ILIYASU
Colonel
Nigerian Army Operations Media Coordinator