During the period, many of their top commanders, including the one pretending to be Abubakar Shekau, were eliminated.
Nonetheless, splinters cells continued to confront the military in fierce battle but Nigerian troops vanquished them although with casualties on both sides
Defence sources say despite the progress being made in efforts to decimate and contain the insurgents, splinter cells of the terrorists group are still trying to carry out snap attacks on some communities.
Troops were able to recover weapons from the terrorists, including a multi barrel T55 tank, nine rifles, two machine guns, two Rocket Propelled Grenade tubes, and five boxes of ammunition, while over 40 of the terrorists died in the encounters in the three locations.
Troops also conducted a raid on terrorists’ enclave at Shindig. In all the operations, a total of 11 soldiers died while 15 others are being treated for injuries sustained in the battles. Three are still missing.
The military, however, assured Nigerians that air and land operations are ongoing to clear the terrorists from other communities where their activities have become prevalent recently in the states under the state of emergency.