Troops repels Boko Haram insurgents attack in Borno
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Brig.-Gen. Bulama Biu, the General Officer Commanding 7 Division and Commander Sector 1, Operation Lafiya Dole, made the disclosure while addressing newsmen at the scene of the attack.
He explained that the troops with support of the Nigerian Air Force engaged the insurgents in fierce battle and repelled the attack. The commander added that the army had initiated a new operation, code named ‘Halaka Dodo’, to root out remnants of the insurgents hibernating at Gwoza-Mandara Mountains, Lake Chad basin and northern part of the state.
He also called on insurgents still in the bush to surrender, stressing that the army was ready to flush them out of their enclaves.
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