The military has claimed it operatives have carried out several land and aerial bombardments of Boko Haram hideouts in Borno and Yobe states.
The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, said during the monthly press briefing of the Nigerian Army in Abuja on Friday that several insurgents were dislodged from their camps at Sambisa Forest and Bita Village of Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State and Guijba in Yobe State.
Attahiru said the combined land and aerial attacks, which he described as largely successful, led to the death of several insurgents and the recovery of large cache of arms and ammunition.
He said security forces were intensifying an operation that was designed to prevent the insurgents from “freedom of action” in the area.
Attahiru added that security forces had also responded through effective aerial and land patrol and bombardments to the tricks of the insurgents to attack soft targets and the mounting of road blocks along major roads in the north east.
He said, “The Nigerian Army, on its part, continues to carry out full spectrum counter-insurgency operations with emphasis on both kinetic and non-kinetic operations to shape the operational environment of the North-East.
“Currently, the 7th Division of the Nigerian Army in conjunction with the Nigerian Air Force has carried out simultaneous offensive operations.
“It is heartwarming to note that the operations were largely successful. Based on these operations, insurgents were successfully cleared from some camps in Sambisa forest, Bita Village in Damboa Local Government Area, as well as Guijba in the neighbouring Yobe State.
“Many insurgents were killed and large cache of arms and ammunition were recovered. Subsequent operations to consolidate these gains and deny insurgents freedom of action in the entire North East are still ongoing.”
via nigerianeye
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