…capture Commander alive, destroy 13 camps
By Zagazola Makama
Army kills 35 Boko Haram terrorists, capture Commander alive, destroy 13 camps in Sambisa Forest.
Troops of Nigeria Army 21-Armored Brigade, Bama and 199 Special Forces Battalion both under the auspices of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) in collaboration with Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), have killed 35 Boko Haram terrorists and captured alive a notorious Commander, Alhaji Banana, in the ongoing clearance operation in Sambisa Forest.
The troops headed by one Brig. Gen. Victor Nwachukwu a.k.a Emperor, made ferocious incursions into the Boko Haram hideouts in its determined efforts to completely eliminate the Boko Haram insurgents hibernating along the fringes of the Sambisa forest.
An Intelligence source told Zagazola Makama, a Counter Insurgency Expert and Security analyst in the Lake Chad region, that the clearance Operation which began from Awulari on April 17, progressed further into other identified insurgents’ camps around Garno and Alafa.
He said that the troops further stormed and cleared Izzah and Farisu on April 19, where the troops fiercely engaged dozens of the resisting terrorists in a heavy gun battle.
The troops overpowered the terrorists after about 30 minutes of gun battle, killing 18 of them and recovered several motorcycles, AK 47 rifles and an Anti Air Craft gun.
According to the source, one member of the Civilian Joint Task Force(CJTF), unfortunately paid the supreme price during the encounter.
The troops further moved to Parisu where they eliminated an additional 8 terrorists. In Alafa, three terrorists were killed, including one Commander, simply identified as “Salafi” was killed, while two motorcycles were recovered.
On April 29, In Ukuba, the ground troops made contact with another set of the insurgents, killing seven. While others escaped with bullet wounds. The troops recovered one truck and two 122 artillery guns.
The gallant troops moved further to clear Garin Glucose where they neutrialised additional two terrorists while other terrorists hastily withdrew and avoided making contact with the approaching troops .
At the end of the three days special Operations, the troops successfully cleared terrorists hideouts in Garno Alafa, Alafa D, Garin Doctor, Njumia, Izzah, Farisu, Somalia, Ukuba, Garin Glucose, Garin Ba’aba, Bula Abu Amir, communities in Bama Local Government Area in Borno state.
In the course of the operation, some women that were held captive by the insurgents were rescued by the troops.
Zagazola Makama is a Counter Insurgency Expert and Security Analyst.
Credit, except adjusted headline: Security Digest.
