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Nigerian army has again killed about 25 members of Boko Haram in Borno. Their action came few days after the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru visited the Theatre of Operation LAFIYA DOLE and charged them to recapture Marte and other areas occupied by the terrorists group.
Disclosing this in a statement signed by Mohammed Yerima, Brigadier General, Director Army Public Relations, obtained by Vanguard, Army gave reason it cleared the monstrous terrorists at Chikun Gudu, Kerenoa areas in Borno state.
According to the statement: “The combined troops of Sector 1 Operation LAFIYA DOLE and 402 Special Forces Brigade have continued to clear all villages and enclaves hitherto inhabited by the Boko Haram Terrorists (BHTs) and their Islamic State West Africa Province Counterparts (ISWAP) around Chikun Gudu, Kerenoa axis and environs in the ongoing Phase II of Operation “TU
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BOKO Haram in Borno State on Monday pushed the military back for over 12 hours, destroying facilities in the Dikwa Local Government Area of the state.
Sources revealed that the terrorist group attacked the town around 6pm, pushing out the military and were in total control until Tuesday when the military reinforced and engaged them.
According to many sources, in the period the insurgents were in control, many buildings were torched and many humanitarian workers were abducted.
A source within the humanitarian community, while speaking with our correspondent, said, “There are serious safety concerns for tens of aid workers, including 20 in the humanitarian hub and others in NGO facilities across Dikwa LGA following repeated attacks by Boko Haram.”
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The Nigerian army has recaptured Marte, an area in Borno state, from the hold of suspected terrorists.
Brigadier General, Director Army Public Relations, Mohammed Yerima, made this known in a statement titled, “Troops recovered Marte killing scores of Boko Haram terrorists/Islamic State in West African Province terrorists”, on Tuesday.
The statement read, “Troops of Nigerian Army troops this afternoon, around 3 pm, recovered New Marte and adjoining communities from the devilish Boko Haram terrorists.
“This is coming less than the 48 hours directive earlier given to the troops to recover the town by the Chief of Army Staff, Major General Ibrahim Attahiru.