The Nation Newspaper Officer killed, four soldiers injured in terrorists’ ambush in Borno
The Nigerian military has lost a Lieutenant to an ambush by terrorists on the Buratai-Buni Gari Road in Borno State.The Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, confirmed this in à statement at the weekend.
Buba said after reinforcement troops “pursued the terrorists to their hideout within the Timbuktu Triangle” and killed six of them in an exchange of fire.It added: “The remaining terrorists ran in disarray. However, troops are in hunt of the remnant terrorists that fled the firefight.”Also, the Nigerian Air Force has said the Air Component of Operations Hadarin Daji and Hadin Kai have killed dozens of terrorists in Katsina and Borno states in different air interdictions at the weekend. NAF’s Director of Public Relations and Information, AVM Edward Gabkwet, announced this in a statement yesterday in Abuja. Gabkwet said the streak of successful air strikes denied terrorists freedom of movement aimed at targeting soft targets, especially innocent civilians. He said one of such strikes was carried out on April 5 at a terrorist enclave located in the Northwest of Yartsamiya Village in Danmusa Local Government Area of Katsina State. According to him, a set of 11 armed terrorists were sighted moving toward a mountainous area at the location. “Soon after, two separate sets of terrorists joined the first set of terrorists, and all were observed heading toward the same direction toward the mountainous high ground.“Subsequently, the terrorists were effectively engaged by NAF aircraft in several passes with several neutralised and the few survivors scampering in disarray,” he said. Gabkwet said the air strikes by the Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai had on Saturday at Grazah in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State also yielded the requisite outcome. He said the previous intelligence had revealed that Grazah, previously known as a hideout for terrorists, was converted into a logistics storage hub and an area for fabricating their Improvised Explosive Devices and other ammunition. According to him, recent intelligence also revealed significant terrorists’ activities consistent with terrorists’ behaviour around some makeshift structures at the location. “Consequently, air interdiction was conducted at the location with Battle Damage Assessment footages and feedback received revealing several terrorists neutralised. “These operations, carried out deep into terrorists’ enclaves, will continue as these areas are believed to aid their recruitment, training and nurturing of potential terrorists. “Attacking their logistics hubs also help in reducing their ability to carry out massive attacks, especially on innocent civilians and troop’s location. “The provision of timely information/intelligence by the populace has also been key to the successes recorded and will remain so if sustained,” he added. Exposed!! Popular Abuja doctor revealed how men can naturally and permanently cure poor erection, quick ejaculation, small and shameful manhood without side effects. Even if you are hypertensive or diabetic . Stop the use of hard drugs for sex!! It kills!/* real people should not fill this in and expect good things - do not remove this or risk form bot signups */
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