Nigerian Army, yesterday, said it had cleared seven more villages taken by suspected Boko Haram insurgents in Borno in its bid to end terrorism in the North East. Col. Sani Usman, the Acting Director Army Public Relations, stated this in a statement issued in Maiduguri on Sunday. “As the ongoing clearance and rescue operations gained momentum, troops of 28 Task Force Brigade have successfully cleared enclaves of Boko Haram terrorists along Galtha Baba, Galtha Musa, Bulakurma, Shatimari, Chukruk, Bulangaje, and Disa villages. During the operation, one Boko Haram terrorist was captured alive,” Usman said. According to him, three motorcycles, bags of grains, terrorists’ flags and uniforms have also been recovered. He listed other items recovered to include: suicide bomber’s hijab, a cell phone and one Dane gun, as well as foodstuffs and cooking utensils. The troops also rescued 15 persons that were held hostage by the Boko Haram terrorists in the area,’’ Usman said. He said that unfortunately, two Armoured Fighting Vehicles, AFVs, over ran an Improvised Explosive Device, IED,, but however, said the formation did not sustain any human casualty as the damage to the AFVs was minimal. Meanwhile, no fewer than 500,000 households displaced by the Boko Haram insurgency will benefit N17,000 each from the World Food Programme in 2016, an official has said. The World Food Programme is a project of the United Nations that addresses hunger and promotes food security. The Chairman of Borno State Emergency Agency, Ahmed Satomi, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Maiduguri, said 35,000 households had so far benefited. He said that the agency planned to reach out to 1.4 million Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) taking refuge in other communities. “We are targeting the most vulnerable couples, widows and those who have passed through great hardship as a result of the insurgency. Apart from our IDPs in the 28 camps, we also have about a million of them taking refuge in host communities of Jere and Maiduguri Metropolitan Council. The token would be given to them to encourage them to start up something that would enable them cater for their families to alleviate their suffering,” he said.
Sunday, 8 May 2016
Army clears 7 more villages occupied by insurgents in Borno
Nigerian Army, yesterday, said it had cleared seven more villages taken by suspected Boko Haram insurgents in Borno in its bid to end terrorism in the North East. Col. Sani Usman, the Acting Director Army Public Relations, stated this in a statement issued in Maiduguri on Sunday. “As the ongoing clearance and rescue operations gained momentum, troops of 28 Task Force Brigade have successfully cleared enclaves of Boko Haram terrorists along Galtha Baba, Galtha Musa, Bulakurma, Shatimari, Chukruk, Bulangaje, and Disa villages. During the operation, one Boko Haram terrorist was captured alive,” Usman said. According to him, three motorcycles, bags of grains, terrorists’ flags and uniforms have also been recovered. He listed other items recovered to include: suicide bomber’s hijab, a cell phone and one Dane gun, as well as foodstuffs and cooking utensils. The troops also rescued 15 persons that were held hostage by the Boko Haram terrorists in the area,’’ Usman said. He said that unfortunately, two Armoured Fighting Vehicles, AFVs, over ran an Improvised Explosive Device, IED,, but however, said the formation did not sustain any human casualty as the damage to the AFVs was minimal. Meanwhile, no fewer than 500,000 households displaced by the Boko Haram insurgency will benefit N17,000 each from the World Food Programme in 2016, an official has said. The World Food Programme is a project of the United Nations that addresses hunger and promotes food security. The Chairman of Borno State Emergency Agency, Ahmed Satomi, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Maiduguri, said 35,000 households had so far benefited. He said that the agency planned to reach out to 1.4 million Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) taking refuge in other communities. “We are targeting the most vulnerable couples, widows and those who have passed through great hardship as a result of the insurgency. Apart from our IDPs in the 28 camps, we also have about a million of them taking refuge in host communities of Jere and Maiduguri Metropolitan Council. The token would be given to them to encourage them to start up something that would enable them cater for their families to alleviate their suffering,” he said.
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