Nigerian, Cameroonian army jointly raid terrorists’ hideouts

The Nigerian Army troops in the various sectors of the fight against terrorism and insurgency in the north east are making tremendous progress.

Spokesman, Colonel Sani Usman, in a statement on Saturday said a patrol team from 5 Brigade, traversing Dogon Gida and New Marte stepped on an undetected Improvised Explosive Device (IED) buried by suspected Boko Haram terrorists.

Four soldiers sustained various degrees of injuries and their vehicle was badly damaged.

Similarly, stepping up the war against Boko Haram terrorists between Nigeria and neighbouring countries, troops of 25 and 26 Task Force Brigades in conjunction with Cameroonian forces carried out clearance operation against the sect around Ngoshe village.

While the Cameroonian troops carried out the clearance, their Nigerian counterparts provided blocking forces at strategic points where they decisively dealt with fleeing terrorists that tried to escape.

Consequently, troops of 121 Task Force Battalion also advanced to Mararraba, Angwan Fada, Dale, Wizha, Bokko Timit, Bokko Nasanu, Bokko Hide, up to Ngoshe village where they linked up with the Cameroonians.

During the operations all Boko Haram terrorists enclaves within the area were cleared.

In the process, the troops killed 10 Boko Haram terrorists and also rescued 45 persons which included 17 women and 28 children.

The troops also discovered that the terrorists cratered the road linking Pulka, Mararraba and Ngoshe and safely detonated 5 IEDs buried by the terrorists.

In addition, they also destroyed an IED manufacturing workshop in the village. They also cleared Sino village.

The Cameroonian forces have also knocked out Boko Haram terrorists gun trucks, raided and cleared several IED making factories along the border towns.