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Nigerian and Cameroonian soldiers have successfully launched and
assault on the hideout of Boko Haram members killing 10 and destroying
their bomb manufacturing factory.
The Nigerian military on Saturday, killed 10 insurgents and
destroyed a bomb manufacturing factory near the country’s border with
Cameroon.
This was disclosed by the Acting Director of Army Public Relations,
Sani Usman. Mr. Sani, a colonel, said the military made tremendous
gains in the various sectors in the ongoing fight against terrorism and
insurgency in the northeast.
He revealed that troops from the 121 Task Force Battalion moved
through key villages along the border and linked up with the Cameroonian
forces and cleared all the Boko Haram hideouts in the area.
The villages included Mararraba, Angwan Fada Dale, Wizha, Bokko Timit, Bokko Nasanu, Bokko Hide, up to Ngoshe.
“In the process, the troops killed 10 Boko Haram terrorists and also rescued 45 persons which included 17 women and 28 children.
“The troops also discovered that the terrorists cratered the
road linking Pulka, Mararraba and Ngoshe and safely detonated 5 IEDs
buried by the terrorists.
“In addition, they also destroyed an IED manufacturing workshop in the village. They also cleared Sino village.” He said
He also disclosed that the Cameroonian forces destroyed gun trucks
belonging to the insurgents, raided and cleared several IED making
factories along the border towns.
Four soldiers suffered various degrees of injuries and their
vehicle badly damaged when a patrol team from 5 Brigade, traversing
Dogon Gida and New Marte stepped on an undetected IED buried by
suspected terrorists.
Mr. Usman said the wounded soldiers were evacuated by Nigerian Air
Force, while the affected team was reinforced to continue with the
patrol of the area.
In another flank, he said troops from the 25 and 26 Task Force
Brigades, in conjunction with Cameroonian forces, carried out clearance
operation against the insurgents around Ngoshe village.
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