Army destroys Boko Haram operational vehicles in Borno
(Nigeria) The Nigerian Army on Thursday said it had destroyed two
suspected operational vehicles of the Boko Haram sect in the ongoing operations
in Maiduguri, Borno State.
The spokesman of the 7 Division of the Nigerian Army in
Maiduguri, Lt.-Col. Mohammed Dole, announced this in a statement.
Dole said that the destruction was to clear the insurgents
terrorising motorists on high ways in Borno.
``We have been able to identify camps used by the terrorists
in planning attacks against motorists and innocent villagers in Kaga Local
Government Area of the state. Troops of the division, supported by the Nigerian
Air Force, have been able to destroy these camps since we began the operations
this week,'' Dole said.
He said three surveillance motorcycles believed to be used
by the sect in planning attacks had also been recovered.
``They mostly used the motorcycles in spying to plan for
attacks on innocent people. The General Officer Commanding the division (GOC),
Maj.-Gen. Obidah Ethan, is happy with the cooperation of the public towards
supplying vital information on the movement of the terrorists.
``I, therefore, wish to express our gratitude to the public
for the support and cooperation extended to us so far. We have been able to
dislodge the terrorists from their camps which have been their hiding places. They
are now in disarray, trying to save their lives instead of planning attacks on
innocent persons,'' Dole said.
He said the division had created patrol teams on major high
ways in the state to prevent isolated attacks on motorists.
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