Boko Harm: Two soldiers killed as army confronts insurgent sect

Boko Harm: Two soldiers killed as army confronts insurgent sect

- Two soldiers have died in a gun duel between Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) and Boko Haram fighters

- Six other soldiers were reportedly injured in the bloody confrontation

- The Nigerian Airforce carried out an aerial bombardment of 12 Boko Haram camps

The Nigerian army has announced the loss of two its soldiers attached to the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF). They were killed in a fierce battle with Boko Haram insurgents within the northeast.

Boko Harm: Two soldiers killed as army confronts insurgent sect
File photo: Two soldiers killed, six others injured as MNJTF confronts Boko Haram.

Vanguard reports that they were six others were also injured in the confrontation with Boko Haram terrorists, on Saturday, September 10.

In the same vein, the air component of the MNJTF, led by the Nigerian Airforce, carried out aerial bombardment of 12 different camps of the terrorists located at border areas with Niger, Chad and Cameroon, destroying the camps and killing some of the terrorists.

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The development was disclosed by Col Muhammed Dole, spokesman for the MNJTF, who said that scores of the terrorists also surrendered to troops when they saw that there was no way out for them.

The statement read: “The effects of difficult terrains and unpredictable weather conditions continue to pose serious challenges to the conduct of Operation Gama Wiki.

“However, despite these limitations for the ground forces, the air component of the operation, through successful combined air operations, continue to deny the terrorists freedom of action and movement within the battle fields.

“Recent air strikes and simultaneous clearing operations on 12 identified Boko Haram Terrorists (BHT) camps and hideouts have greatly shattered their cohesion.

“Moreover, continuous blockade of the terrorists main supply routes and arrest of their logistics suppliers caused serious economic hardship and led to the surrender of many terrorists in different locations in the Area of Operation (AOO) of Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF).

“Additionally, the troops of Sector 4 in Diffa Niger Republic tracked and neutralized 4 Boko Haram Terrorists suspected to have attacked the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp and Two (2) others were arrested at Tumoua village”.

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Meanwhile, the border town of Damasak has been finally recaptured and occupied by the Multi National Joint Taskforce (MNJTF) on July 28, Thursday.

Damasak is a trading town in Nigeria’s Borno state near Niger’s border and is about 200km (120 miles) from the state’s capital Maiduguri.

The town was overrun by the Boko Haram insurgents, who began their insurgency in 2009 to create an Islamic state, at the end of 2014.

It is one of the last frontiers of Boko Haram terrorists. Colonel Muhammad Dole, spokesman of MNJTF, revealed this in a brief statement to PRNigeria saying that the soldiers have also cleared the terrorists from the surrounding villages.

Source: Legit.ng

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