The Nigerian Army said it
had unraveled a Facebook and other social media accounts allegedly used by a
faction of the Boko Haram group to recruit new members.
The artillery commander of
Operation Lafiya Dole, Major Murtala Usman, who announced this at the Nigerian
Army combat support training week in Maiduguri, said the social media accounts
had 2,000 followers.
Troops of the Nigerian Army
have raided a hideout used by Boko Haram terrorists in Amdaga Madachi village,
Gwoza local government area, Borno state.
The development was made
public in a statement signed by the director of Army public relations, Brig Gen
Texas Chukwu.
In the statement released
to NAIJ.com, Chukwu disclosed that the troops killed 14 terrorists and rescued
21 civillians during the raid.
The statement read: “Troops
of 192 Battalion of 26 Task Force Brigade of Operation Lafiya Dole in
conjunction with Civilian Joint Task Force neutralised 14 Boko Haram terrorists
in a village suspected to harbour terrorists that ambushed a civilian vehicle
in Pulka on Wednesday 5th September 2018.
“The troops attained the
feat on Thursday, 6th September 2018, during an early hours clearance operation
to Amdaga Madachi village in Gwoza local government area in Borno state
suspected to habour the terrorists.
“The troops engaged and
subdued the terrorists following a superior fire power of troops in the
village. Their aggressive posture, tactics and marksmanship resulted in the
following: (a) the troops neutralised 14 Boko Haram terrorists; (b) rescued 21
civilians (6 women, 11 children, 4 men who are being attended to at the
military hospital).
“The acting general officer
commanding 7 Division, Brigadier General Abdulmalik Bulama Biu, through the
commander of 26 Task Force, Brigade Brigadier General Dahiru, has commended the
troops for their gallantry, urging them to maintain the momentum by taking out
all Boko Haram terrorists within the division area of responsibility.”
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