Konduga: Army Captures High Ranking Boko Haram Commander
The Nigerian Army has reported that after engaging in a fierce battle with Insurgent group Boko Haram, they have captured a top Commander in the sect.
The army also said that they sect lost hundreds of their men in the fight.
They revealed this information to ThisDay after an inquiry over the ongoing counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency operations in the North East.
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Director of Defence Information (DDI), Maj-Gen. Chris Olukolade revealed the capture of the terror chief.
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He said: the "seriously wounded high ranking terrorists leader is being treated in a military medical facility after he was captured in the operations at Konduga".
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Despite losing multiple of its insurgents, the terrorists also lost equipments including 24 riffles, five rockets propelled grenade tubes, two machine guns as well as a Ford Ranger vehicle. Another Ford ranger vehicle was also destroyed.
The first day of the battle had lasted for over 12 hours and lots of insurgents lost their lives.
One source told Sahara reporters: “Right now, our troops are combing the vicinity of the battle scene in a cordon and search operation to determine the exact casualty figures suffered by the terrorists in the encounter”.
Also the Troops captured three Hilux vehicles, one armoured personnel carrier and a cache of arms and ammunition.
In another battle, at Benishek yesterday, insurgents ambushed troops but the troops turned it around and despite losing one soldier in the batle, captured four motorcycles from fleeing terrorists.
This week’s victory came after several weeks in which Boko Haram fighters dominated Nigerian soldiers in battle and took several major towns in Borno and Adamawa States.
Even as Nigerian military is recording victory, the sect is still attacking other towns in the North Eastern region of Nigeria and they have overtaken some.
Source: Legit.ng
