The Nigerian Army, in a statement on its official X Handle disclosed this on Saturday.
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Acting General Officer Commanding, 7 Division, Brigadier General AGL Haruna, revealed this when he spoke with newsmen.
He stated this during a courtesy visit by members of the House of Representatives Committee on Army, on Wednesday in Maiduguri.
Molai community is located 10 kilometres along Maiduguri-Damboa Road leading to Sambisa Forest.
The NAF Alpha-Jet was declared missing after it lost contact with the radar during an interdiction mission on March 31, 2021
The Director, Defence Media Operations, Major General Bernard Onyeuko, revealed this development in a statement on Friday.
PRNigeria gathered that Amir Buba Danfulani was a senior ISWAP Commander saddled with indoctrinating Fulanis and herdsmen in joining a terrorist group. He also coordinated activities of the terrorists ranging from the deployment of spies as well as tax collectors.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the insurgents within three weeks attacked three villages of Kautikari, Korohuma and Pemi, within the fringes of the Sambisa forest.
According to available information by PRNigeria, the terrorists were wiped out by airstrikes on Wednesday evening.
The Boko Haram faction has been having a running battle with the Islamic State of West Africa Province in two critical corridors
PRNigeria learnt that the suspect, Mahamet Alkori, was trailed and arrested by the troops of the 154 Taskforce Battalion
The alert was contained in a letter dated May 19, 2021, addressed to the Commissioner of Police in both Plateau State and the FCT.
The seven minutes 30 seconds-long video showed the Alpha Jet flying low over a battlefield arena with multiple Boko Haram fighters engaging in fierce and uncoordinated firefights
The NAF Alpha Jet on Wednesday lost contact with radar while on an interdiction mission in support of ground troops
In a video obtained by PRNigeria, the troops stormed the farm in the Sambisa axis and invited some locals to help themselves with edibles before destroying the farm.
“It is not clear what the insurgents incentivise the locals with to be able to sabotage troops who are on a mission to liberate them from the stranglehold of the insurgents”
The accomplishment was revealed few hours after the announcement of new Service Chiefs approved by President Muhammadu Buhari.
Alagarno lies 150km from Maiduguri, the Borno State capital.
The Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, 7 Division Maiduguri, Col. Ado Isa, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday.
The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, in a statement on Sunday, said the air strikes were executed on December 10.