Boko Haram terrorists
•Destroys 20 fortified camps
By Senator Iroegbu in Abuja
The Nigerian military in its continued efforts to defeat terrorists in the country before December deadline, has dislodged Boko Haram fighters from their enclaves within some communities of Borno state, North-East.
The Director of Army Public Relations (DAPR), Col. Sani Usman, in a statement Saturday said that the troops of 5 Brigade Nigerian Army have been making tremendous progress towards complete elimination of the terrorists from their hideouts.
Usman said that the formation was able to comprehensively destroy all Boko Haram camps and enclaves at the border towns of Kerenowa and Chikun Gudu as well as their contiguous villages in Borno State.
He disclosed that the troops during the ongoing operation, discovered and destroyed over 20 well fortified terrorist camps in the general area of Kerenowa.
"The camps include some at the gateway to Kerenoa, Gumada and Dogon Gida," he stated.