Troops
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Nigerian
Troops
on the move
Nigerian Troops Sustain Onslaught on Terrorists
Nationwide- Media Cordinator
As Nigerian Army troops sustain their relentless operations
across the nation, more elements of the marauding Boko Haram/ISWAP
insurgents as well as bandits and other criminal elements have
either been neutralised or arrested at their hideouts across the
country and more of their abductees have been freed.
On 7 Jan 20 for instance, troops of 121 Battalion deployed at
Pulka in Gwoza LGA of Borno State while on ‘Operation RUFE KOFA’
cleared and destroyed Boko Haram criminals’ hideouts at Zeledva
Hills along Pulka – Bokko – Ngoshe Road in the same LGA. In a
related development, the combined troops of 192 Battalion deployed
at Gwoza, Borno State, elements of Theatre Strike Force(TSF) and
the Cameroonian Defence Force in conjunction with the Civilian
Joint Task Force and Local Hunters briskly ascended the Ungwan Gara
Kwatara mountain enclave of the Boko Haram criminals. On sighting
the troops, the criminals fled the enclave in disarray.
Nevertheless, the resilient troops went ahead to clear the hideout
of any presence and activities of the insurgents. In the process,
the troops rescue 5 abandoned captives including one
septuagenarian, 3 women and one minor.
In a similar operation conducted by troops of 21 Special
Armoured Brigade deployed at Bama, Borno State, on 9 January 2020,
troops recovered the mutilated body parts of a neutralized Boko
Haram criminal from an earlier encounter and one AK 47 Rifle
magazine. In another separate encounter, on 8 January 2020, troops
of 112 Task Force Battalion deployed in Mafa LGA of Borno State
decimated some Boko Haram criminals and captured one AK 47 Rifle, a
bandolier of 7.62mm NATO ammunition and 4 AK 47 magazines loaded
with 120 rounds of 7.62mm Special ammunition while others were
believed to have escaped with various degrees of gunshot
wounds.
In another daring encounter with some cowardly Boko Haram
criminals on 6 January 2020, troops of 22 Brigade (Main) deployed
in Dikwa LGA of Borno State rescued one Mr Ibrahim who was earlier
abducted by the criminals.
Relatedly, in the North West Theater, on 9 January 2020, troops
of 17 Brigade deployed at Tashan Bawa, Sabuwa LGA of Katsina State
swiftly responded to a distress call concerning bandits’ attack at
Madaci Village in the same LGA. On arrival at the location, the
troops decisively engaged the bandits with superior fire power and
tenacity. The troops eliminated many of the bandits while others
fled into the nearby Madaci – Birnin Gwari Forest with various
degrees of gunshot wounds. Troops thereafter intensified the
conduct of robust patrols in the general area to obviate further
respite for the bandits.
Furthermore, on 10 January 2020, troops of 8 Division acting on
reliable information intercepted a group of bandits moving with
rustled cattle towards Miyanchi in Maru LGA of Sokoto State. Troops
made contact with the bandits at Kadauri and Miyanchi Bridge of the
same LGA. In the ensuing encounter, 3 bandits were neutralized.
Additionally, 2 AK 47 Rifles, 7 AK 47 Rifle magazines loaded with
210 rounds of 7.62mm Special ammunition, one Rocket Propelled Gun
Tube, one Rocket Propelled Gun bomb, herd of cattle and sheep were
recovered from the bandits. Regrettably, 2 gallant soldiers
sustained gunshot wounds and have been evacuated to a military
medical facility where they are positively responding to
treatment.
The Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General Turkur Yusufu Buratai
commends the troops for their sustained resilience and courage. He
urges them to maintain the momentum against all criminal elements
until they are totally brought to their knees.
You are kindly requested to disseminate above information to the
general public for awareness. Thank you for your usual
cooperation.
AMINU ILIYASU
Colonel
Nigerian Army Operations Media Coordinator