24 Boko Haram Terrorists Nabbed While Fleeing From Sambisa Forest

 

The Multinational Joint Military Task Force, MJMTF, has arrested 24 boko haram terrorists on their way out of the infamous Sambisa forest in Borno state.

According to spokesman for the task force, Muhammed Dole, the insurgents were trying to escape the combined onslaught of Nigerian troops and the MNJTF within and around Sambisa forest when they were arrested.

“Acting on credible information, the troops successfully cleared the six villages occupied by the terrorists, seized some logistic equipment and apprehended Twenty Four suspected Boko Haram accomplices," he said in a statement.

"The cleared villages are SAGUI, KIRTA-WOULGO, GORE MAHAMAT, GORE BLANGAFE, CHAUGRY and DAMBOURE. The recovered equipment are 20 x Outboat Engines, 2 x Motorcycles, 9 x Generating sets, 1 x Solar panel, 1 x Grinding machine, 1 x Handset, Flags and some Islamic religious books. However, one soldier was killed by Improvised Explosive Device (IED) and another fatally wounded and lost his one of his lower limbs during the operation."

He added that several arms cache were recovered in the operation that led to the clearance of six major enclaves of the outlawed group.


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