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Africa Subsaharan
Nigeria: Troops Kill 48 Terrorists, Rescue Victims
2021-03-29
[AllAfrica] The Nigerian Army yesterday said troops of Operation Lafiya Dole killed 48 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...
/Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear western pols talk they're not really Moslems....
West Africa Province (ISWAP) bandidos murderous Moslems during an ambush in Borno State.

The director, Army public relations, Brig Gen Mohammed Yerima, said the troops rescued 11 kidnapped victims and recovered cache of weapons in Chibok and Askira axis.

He said troops deployed in Chibok under 28 Task Force Brigade of Sector 1 Operation LAFIYA DOLE neutralised nine Boko Haram bandidos murderous Moslems in an ambush along Chibok - Damboa axis of Borno state.

According to him, the troops while acting on credible intelligence that some remnants of murderous Moslems were fleeing due to the intensity of troops' operations in Sambisa Forest laid ambush, engaged and overwhelmed the criminals with aggressive firepower neutralising 9 bandidos murderous Moslems in the process while several others escaped with fatal gunshot wounds.

The troops recovered seven AK 47 Rifles and freed 3 kidnapped victims.

In a similar vein, troops of 28 Task Force Brigade located in Askira equally laid a successful ambush along Askira - Chibok Main Supply Route (MSR) and neutralised 39 terrorists.

He said in the course of the encounter, troops successfully rescued eight kidnapped victims from the bandidos murderous Moslems and recovered eight AK 47 Rifles with 4 magazines, among other items.

Brig Gen Yerima said one of the kidnapped victims sustained injury to his leg while in the hands of his abductors and has been conveyed to a military medical facility for immediate treatment.
Related:
Borno State: 2021-03-25 Amnesty urges int'l court to probe Nigeria attacks
Borno State: 2021-03-21 Boko Haram: Terrorists made 4 attempts in 5 days to capture Damasak in Borno — Resident
Borno State: 2021-03-05 Deradicalised terrorists rejoin Boko Haram after spying on communities
Related:
Chibok: 2021-02-27 Gunmen kidnap 317 schoolgirls in northwest Nigeria
Chibok: 2021-02-07 Nigeria Troops Overrun ISWAP Jihadist Camps in Northeast
Chibok: 2020-12-26 Boko Haram kills 11 in Christmas Eve attack
Related:
Askira: 2019-11-30 Hundreds Fleeing Homes As B'Haram Attacks Lassa
Askira: 2017-02-21 Boko Haram ‘attacks Borno village, kills 3’
Askira: 2017-01-27 Boko Haram Terrorists Kill 3 People in Nigeria
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