TROOPS CLEAR MORE TERRORISTS CAMPS IN SAMBISA FOREST

The troops of 21 Brigade, 7 Division, have
continued their offensive operations
against the Boko Haram terrorists still
hiding in the Sambisa forest.
On Sunday 8th May 2016, the troops have
cleared 4 villages in the terrorists enclave
which include Bala Karege, Goske, Harda
and the famous Markas 3. There was no
encounter with the terrorists in all the
villages as the Boko Haram terrorists
have abandoned their huts and ran away.
Unfortunately, the troops ran into an
ambush at Harda village, while advancing.
The resilient troops successfully cleared
the ambush without any casualty and
proceeded with the operations.
The formation recovered suicide vests
and quite a number of high calibre
weapons which include; 1 Rocket
Propelled Grenade (RPG) Bomb, 18
rounds of 23mm Shilka ammunition, 1
Barrel of AK-47 rifle, 1 Extra-barrel of
General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG), 3
AK-47 rifle magazines, metal link of
12.7mm ammunition and a heavy-duty
solar panel battery.
The troops also recovered 10 vehicles and
50 motorcycles belonging to the fleeing
terrorists.
In a related development, Boko Haram
terrorists from another part of Sambisa
forest, were reported to have taken
advantage of the heavy downpour that
occurred to move closer to the troops.
However, the troops were very vigilant as
they decisively and successfully dealt with
the intruders. So far, 2 vehicles were
recovered from Boko Haram terrorists
and over 8 Boko Haram terrorists bodies
were counted before nightfall.
There is possibility of recovering more by
day break. We shall get you more details
as the operation progresses.
Thank you for your kind cooperation.
Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman
Acting Director Army Public Relations