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Nigeria: 77 Boko Haram Members Surrender to Troops
[ALLAFRICA] The Nigerian army on Wednesday said 77 Boko Haram... not to be confused with Procol Harum, Harum Scarum, possibly to be confused with Helter Skelter. The Nigerian version of al-Qaeda and the Taliban rolled together and flavored with a smigeon of distinctly Subsaharan ignorance and brutality... gunnies have surrendered to troops of 122 task force battalion on Operation Lafiya Dole in Borno State. Army front man, Colonel Sani Usman, said the Boko Haram gunnies comprise 17 men, 16 women, 16 male children and 28 female children. He explained that the surrendered Boko Haram members have been moved to Yamteke by combined team of 26 Task Force Brigade for preliminary investigation and screening. Usman said troops have also incarcerated Drop the gat, Rocky, or you're a dead 'un! a deserter soldier, Corporal Musa Titima of 117 Task Force Battalion, attached to 114 Task Force Battalion, who absconded from duty while on Operation Crackdown at Bitta. The soldier was also allegedly involved in a fracas with Mr Salisu Ngatha at Kabang Ward on 30th May 2016 that led to the death of the civilian. He said following tip off by well meaning Nigerians, troops of 7 Division Garrison, conducted clearance patrol at some villages which include: Abachari, Asanari, Mediari, Toluwari, Chuwnari, Gaya, Zarumari, Alanari, Shuwari, Ngadaya, Chempo, Samaa, Matari, Utoro and Kayamla in Jere and Konduga Local Government Areas of Borno State on 31st May 2016. He added that during the patrol, troops came in contact with members of the Boko Haram group at Samaa village, killing a number of them and recovered three cycle of violences, 143 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition, two bicycles, two bags of mango, one tricycle tyre pump, two water bottles and pellets for Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) making Usman also said troops of 81 Battalion and 251 Task Force Battalion, 25 Task Force Brigade on 30th May 2016, received 79 persons who claimed to have been kept captives by Boko Haram murderous Moslems at Ngwalimiri village but escaped at their location. He said in furtherance of the efforts to keep Bitta-Damboa road open and secure to commuters, troops of 28 Task Force Brigade have cleared Bulajani, Mulgwo and Muotu villages of remnants of Boko Haram elements. He added that during an encounter at Moutu village, a soldier sustained an injury on the forehead, while Five Boko Haram members were killed by the troops with a few others were suspected to escape with gunshot wounds. He also said the advancing troops linked up with their counterparts of 25 Task Force Brigade at Gombori village and rescued 157 persons escaping from Boko Haram captivity. He added that troops of 7 Division Garrison arrested a 28 year old suspected Boko Haram spy, Musa Mallam Aman, around the Garrison Headquarters complex in Maiduguri metropolis. Usman said preliminary investigation confirmed that he hailed from Maradhi village in Niger Republic and added that he was not alone as there were Boko Haram spies in Maiduguri. He said while efforts have been intensified to track and arrest his other accomplices, Musa has since been handed over to Joint Interrogation Committee (JIC). He added that troops of 22 Brigade Garrison and their Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Dikwa have also embarked on routine and fighting patrols to maintain security on construction and rehabilitation works of public buildings and infrastructure that would facilitate return of public officials and people back to their ancestral homes. He said the troops have been carrying out clearance operations and patrols to keep Maiduguri-Mafa-Dikwa-Gomboru Ngala road open and secure. He said troops have also cleared Boko Haram hideouts along Gwoza-Kwatara-Kasa-Uvaha hills, where they rescued four men, two women and five children that fled Boko Haram location at Uvaha. Posted by: Fred 2016-06-04 |
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