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As Boko Haram Attacks Dapchi, Military Men Kills Scores Of The Terrorists
As Boko Haram Attacks Dapchi, Military Kills Scores Of The Terrorists
In Yobe State, Boko Haram fighters attacked a town called Dapchi in five vehicles, prompting the Air Task Force of Operation Lafiya Dole to deploy military jet which killed scores of terrorists.
On Tuesday, the Defence Headquarters, Abuja reveal that two of the terrorist vehicles were bomb by two helicopters owned by the military.
In a statement made by the DHQ’s Defence Media Operations, he said the fighters also went to the Gajigana community in the Nganzai Local Government Area of Borno State, where they attempted to overrun a military base, but were attacked by jets.
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Maj Gen John Enenche, DMO Coordinator, said, “The Air Task Force of Operation Lafiya Dole, on Monday neutralized an unconfirmed number of Boko Haram terrorists and destroyed two of their gun trucks on the outskirts of Dapchi town.
“The air operation was conducted following reports that the Boko Haram and the Islamic State West African Province terrorists, in about five vehicles, had launched an attack on the town. A helicopter gunship was scrambled to engage the terrorists and scored direct hits on their vehicles, killing the occupants.
“Meanwhile, troops of 212 Battalion, Sector 1, repelled another Boko Haram and ISWAP attack on Gajigana in Borno State. The unit earlier received an intelligence report on Boko Haram’s advancement to attack troops’ location at Gajigana from Goni Usmanti village.
“In response to the terrorists’ attack on ground troops, the ATF scrambled its attack aircraft and helicopter gunships to provide Close Air Support and engaged the terrorists.”
Gunmen have attacked the headquarters of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Ebonyi State, killing one police officer. The incident happened on Tuesday, the Ebonyi State Police Command spokesperson, Loveth Odah, said. According to her, two of the gunmen were also killed in the duel.
While narrating how the incident happened, she said the Ebonyi Police Commissioner, Aliyu Garba, got a distress call from the NDLEA Commandant in the south-east state at about 2:30 am on Tuesday informing him of the attack. According to her, the gunmen drove into the NDLEA headquarters in a Toyota 4Runner Jeep, shooting sporadically at the men on duty.
The Commission immediately mobilised a combined team of a mobile police force and military personnel to the area and promptly repelled the attack. Some of the gunmen later escaped with bullet injuries while two rifles (AK-49 and K2) with 140 K2 live ammunition, 30 AK-47 live ammunition, and 36 GPMP were recovered from the assailants.
Other things recovered were 65 Barreta Pistol live ammunition, one Toyota 4Runner Jeep, some chairs, and other incriminating items, the police spokesperson added. Efforts are ongoing to arrest the fleeing gunmen, she said.
Aside from security officers, other public establishments including offices of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) have been attacked.
Stakeholders fear that the rising wave of gunmen attacks in the southeast may affect the 2023 elections.
Reports are coming in that Nigerian troops have successfully neutralized around 100 Boko haram/ISWAP terrorists while another 174 have surrendered to the Nigerian military.
Maj-gen. Bernard Onyeuko, Director, Defence Media Operations, disclosed this, Thursday while speaking to the press concerning military operations across the country.
Accoring to him, this comes after weeks of operations by the Nigerian armed forces. Troops of operation hadin kai, between the 24th of February and 10th march, 2022, conducted clearing operations in the fight against insecurity in Nigeria.
Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, has come out to say that over 30,000 Boko haram/ISWAP terrorists along with their famines have surrendered in the north east of the country.
The SGF stressed the government’s dedication to ending insecurity in Nigeria with the use of kinetic and no-kinetic approaches.
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The Court made the order following an application by the Police on the count charge of alleged murder, sexual assault, misconduct and interference with a corpse.
Bamise, 22, was found dead last Monday on Carter Bridge, Lagos Island, nine days after she was declared missing after she boarded Nice’s vehicle.
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