Advancing troops along Banki axis on Tuesday cleared more Boko Haram
camps and captured weapons, flags and improvised explosives (IEDs)
making devices at Jangolori and Bulaburma villages.
Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, Acting Director, Army
Public Relations, said the recovered items have confirmed earlier
intelligence that Boko Haram terrorists often use corrugated metal
roofing sheets and bathroom slippers in making improvised explosive
devices which affects troops’ advance.
Stating that the sect is fast running out of arms, ammunition and other
logistics, Usman commended the synergy, intelligence and information
sharing between Nigerian forces and neighboring countries under the
Multinational Joint Task Force.
He expressed confidence that the Boko Haram sect would be defeated soon.
Nigerian Army further urged patriotic citizens to continue to avail
troops with information, saying collective effort will to lead to more
successes until the terrorists are completely wiped out.
It stated that as the terrorists are on the run, there was need for more vigilance and security consciousness among all.
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