In a statement released in Lagos, Ekhomu said Boko Haram was hoping to scare the Nigerian military by invoking the specter of ISIS
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While commending Nigerians across every stratum for the recent show of solidarity with the military, including staging rallies in its support, Olukolade, however, warned the media to be especially weary of cynics and saboteurs who are generally unhappy that the war against terror was being won
A security alert has thus been sounded for Nigerians to be vigilant and on the lookout for potential suicide bombers already brainwashed and probably drugged by the terrorists
A top military source told Channels Television that the air forces bombarded the insurgents, before ground forces moved in and incapacitated the insurgents
A couple of weeks ago, the military high command had obtained approval of political authorities in Abuja to go all out and clear the region of insurgency before the February general elections
Mopping up operation is ongoing in the area, Olukolade added
The arrest of the officers was exclusively disclosed to PREMIUM TIMES Wednesday by reliable military insiders who requested not to be named as they were not authorised to speak on the matter
Security sources confirmed that at least 53 more terrorists lost their lives
Security sources said the missing soldiers may have been captured by the Boko Haram terrorists since efforts to locate them since Saturday at nearby barracks have not yielded results
Corpses of at least two dozens of suspected Boko Haram terrorists were seen in Abadam bushes after troops had recaptured the town, security sources told reporters in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital
A statement posted on the Defence Headquarters website: www.defenceinfo.mil.ng, said the dawn raid operation was carried out on Friday
Giving an update on the failed attempt by the insurgents to free their colleagues from Giwa Barracks in Maiduguri, Borno State on Friday, Olukolade said the troops conducting cordon and search for remnants of the daring terrorists had an encounter with some of the surviving terrorists in the general area of Kayamla and Alu Dam on the outskirts of Maiduguri on Saturday morning
Olukolade said cordon and search operations are ongoing at the general area while heightened patrols are continuing