He said: “It is high time for people in the communities support the military by providing useful information on suspicious persons in their respective communities.
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The group said Nigerians would have observed the escalation of activities targeted at destabilizing Nigeria in recent weeks.
Abubakar said the operation was meant to complement the ongoing “Operation Python Dance” in the South East.
Nwos said: “The recovery was part of the myriad of successes recorded by the military in the fight against cattle rustling, kidnappings and other forms of armed banditry
“I commend you for your sacrifices, commitment, loyalty and courage in the service of our fatherland. I wish to make this call to action and wake up call to you all and to emphasize that we must immediately begin to embark on the final aggressive action and comprehensive sweep of the operational theatre with a view to ending the operation on a very high note,” Buratai said in his letter
In line with this, the troops have within the last three days destroyed several armed bandits and livestock rustlers camps and motorcycles in Bungudu and Maru Local Government Areas of Zamfara State
NAN recalls that the Maiduguri/Baga Road was closed in November 2014 by the military after Baga suffered five major attacks from Boko Haram insurgents
And when he re-organized the top hierarchy in the Nigerian military and Gen. TY Buratai was appointed Chief of Army Staff, he didn’t excite me too. When Buratai promised Nigerians to end Boko Haram terrorism in Nigeria by December 2015, I was infuriated the more. I suspected he is toeing their usual path of public deceit. But I have been pleasantly proved wrong in 2016
According to a statement on Friday by the Army spokesman, Colonel Sani Usman, at about 9.45pm, a suspected female suicide bomber attempted to enter the military location in Yamtake, but a vigilant sentry on duty gunned her down and she died instantly
They can even deny the reality of the decimation of terrorists in Nigeria. These doubting Thomases can live with their malicious doubts and camouflage it as patriotic concerns for Nigeria. But no one is fooled at their concealed inner pain of the obliteration of terrorists in the country and the stoppage of the patronage (including money) they enjoyed as paid informants of BHTs
The attack targeted a camp in the village of Tassalit in Niger’s Tahoua region, around 525 km Northeast of Niamey.
Rafini said: “We received information of an attack on the camp in Tassalit
In Katsina State, the troops carried out joint patrol at Nashambe village near Karoki in which two suspected livestock rustlers, Mallam Lawali Nakaduna and Yahuza Suleiman, were arrested in Jibia Local Government Area and handed over to the Nigeria Police
Captain Kayode Owolabi, the Army Public Relations Officer, who disclosed this to newsmen on Friday in Calabar, said the militants attacked the Army post in Efut Esighi
Otuji said the operation took place in the early hours of Friday, adding: “Troops deployed at Efut Isighi at about1a.m. on September 30, 2016 engaged the Bakassi Strike Force in gun battle that lasted for more than two hours
According to Army spokesperson, Col Sani Usman, the fighting patrol team sent came into contact with Boko Haram terrorists elements during which there was a firefight that lasted for about 15 minutes.
This was contained in a statement signed by Colonel Sani Usman, the Acting Director, Army Public Relations, in Abuja on Wednesday
The troops recovered three AK-56 rifles and two AK-L rifles with registration numbers AK-L-AGB 1172, AK-L PU2879, AK-56-2556688, AK-56-22622832 and AK-56-22622315 respectively
He said the exercise was in continuation of the clearance operation of the remnants of the Boko Haram terrorists hibernating in remote border towns and villages
Kpokpogiri said the mischief makers were afraid of the effectiveness with which the military leadership has dealt with Boko Haram insurgents in the North East and equally scared of what will soon befall them
The theatre commander said items recovered from the terrorist included six AK47 magazines, 56 rounds of 7.62mm special ammunition, a bundle of detonating cord and a manual booklet on how to make Improvised Explosive Device