Troops from 7 Division, Nigerian Army in Maiduguri, say that it had
launched separate attacks on suspected Boko Haram enclaves at Ajigi,
Kafa and Izza villages of Bama and Damboa LGAs council of Borno, killing
no fewer than 30 suspected members, including an Amir (leader) of the
sect.
Also killed were unspecified members of the group at Izza
village in Bama town just as five Hilux vehicles mounted with anti-air
craft guns and one 18-seater bus with foodstuff belonging to the
terrorists were destroyed.
The spokesman of 7 Division Captain
Aliyu Danja, said in a statement in Maiduguri that the operation
involved air strikes and ground attacks.Danja also said that the
pre-emptive attack followed intelligence reports about plans by the
insurgents to attack Bama and other towns in the state.The
statement read: “Our troops launched separate attacks on Boko Haram
enclaves in different parts of Borno State, where we killed 30 of them
in Ajigi and Kafa villages of Damboa Local Government Area
“Those
killed were suspected to be the group of terrorists that fled Damboa
town, following an encounter with the security forces last Sunday......
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