.Urge
remaining insurgents to surrender
• Air Force
jet destroys hideout in Sambisa Forest
Trops of 22
Brigade, 7 Division of Operation Lafiya Dole of the Nigerian Army, in
partnership with Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), said they had killed six
suspected Boko Haram terrorists in an ambush in Borno State.
A statement
signed by Director of Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen Sani Usman, yesterday,
said the suspected terrorists were ambushed on Monday at Bulabirin and Mongole
villages in Dikwa Local Council of Borno State.
“Troops of
22 Brigade Dikwa under 7 Division of Operation Lafiya Dole in conjunction with
Civilian Joint Task Force on Monday, August 7, 2017, ambushed suspected members
of Boko Haram terrorists between Bulabirin and Mongole villages of Dikwa Local
Council in Borno State.
“During an
encounter, the troops neutralised six terrorists, while several others
sustained various bullet wounds. Troops also recovered six bicycles, three dane
guns and one machete from the terrorists.
“The
Nigerian Army will sustain the clearance operation until unrepentant terrorists
are eliminated from the shores of Nigeria,” the statement said.
Meanwhile,
the Nigerian Army has called on the remnants of terrorists wherever they are
hiding to surrender and give up forthwith, saying their ideology was no longer
tenable.
According to
another statement by the army spokesman, there was no reason for the terrorists
to be suffering or fighting a lost battle that had been won by the military.
“This is to
call on the remnants of Boko Haram terrorists wherever they are hiding, and
give up forthwith. This is because your ideology of Boko Haram is dead and no
longer tenable.
“As you are
aware, your leaders have abandoned you and could no longer be of any help to
you. Therefore, you should all surrender to avoid dying like dogs because of
the ongoing concerted military clearance operations,” the statement noted.
In another
development, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) said its fighter jets, F-7Ni and 3
Alpha Jet aircraft, have bombed the hide-out of the Boko Haram terrorists.
A statement
signed by Air Force spokesman, Air Commodore Olatokunbo Adesanya in Abuja yesterday,
said on August 7, 2017, the Nigerian Air Force Component of Operation Lafiya
Dole conducted an Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) mission
over Parisu in Sambisa general area.
He said
during the ISR mission, a large group of terrorists were seen converging under
a tree close to a prominent zinc-roofed structure, adding that part of the
structure was concealed by the foliage of a tree, making it a seemingly
unobtrusive gathering point for the terrorists.
He added
that a confirmatory ISR mission indicated that the structure was indeed a Boko
Haram terrorists’ hide-out, housing a large number of terrorists.
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