Troops of the MNJTF killed the terrorists during Operation Lake Sanity 2, a major offensive designed to combat insurgency in the region.
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This was revealed in a statement by Colonel Muhammad Dole, Chief of Military Public Information of the MNJTF.
The Chief of Military Public Information, Colonel Muhammad Dole, said this in a statement on Sunday.
In a statement to the High-level Conference on the Lake Chad Region, jointly organized by the Governments of Germany, Nigeria, Norway and the United Nations, held on September 3, 2018, in Berlin Germany
Symington made this known at a plenary session of the ongoing National Conversation on the Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus in Abuja.
Lt. Gen. Tukur Burutai, disclosed at a press conference in Maiduguri that Operation Last Hold began on May 1, and has a target of August 31, to accomplish it’s mission.
The Chief of Training and Operations, Maj.-Gen. David Ahmad, announced this on Friday at a news conference.
AVM Olatokunbo Adesanya, NAF’s Director of Public Relations and Information, who confirmed this in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja said the operation was carried out on April 13.
The biggest concession made so far is the release of Hussaini Maitangaran, who spearheaded several deadly attacks in Kano, including Central Mosque attack, which killed more than 1,000 people. He was arrested by the DSS on 31th August 2017. The release was part of Dapchi school girls swap deal
The attackers burned down around 30 houses in Gakara village, just outside the town of Kolofata, which has been a frequent target of suicide bombings by the Islamist group.
Buhari said: “The long-term development of the Lake Chad Region is crucial to reducing the high poverty rate in the basin, a major factor in the recruitment of terrorists