The troops of the 7 Division of the Nigerian Army in conjunction with the Nigerian Air Force under the “Operation Deep Punch” of the Operation Lafiya Dole theater have cleared Boko Haram insurgents camps at their various hideout on the fringes Sambiza forest in Borno state.
The spokesman of the 7 Division of the Nigerian Army Col. Kingsley Samuel in a statement said “Troops of Operation LAFIYA DOLE in conjunction with the Nigerian Air Force on Operation DEEP PUNCH has within the past one week embarked on clearance operations to dislodge Boko Haram terrorists (BHT) from their camps. The troops successfully cleared the terrorists’ hideouts at Talala, Ajigin, Mangzum, Abagajiri, Kafa, Dusula, Buk, Malumti and Abulam.”
The statement said “in furtherance of the clearance operations, the troops on Friday, 10th November 2017 while acting on credible on information that the terrorists were massing up at certain camps in fringes of Sambisa forest, advanced and cleared the BHTs at Shyadawe-Angwan-Fulani, Shyadawe-Angwan-Bula-Musa and Shyadawe”.
According to him, the troops during the operation encountered BHTs and neutralized many of them. Unfortunately 3 soldiers died in the operation, while 6 soldiers and a Civilian JTF sustained injuries. The remains of the deceased soldiers have been evacuated while those injured are receiving medical treatment at a military hospital.
The statement further said the troops captured 2 gun trucks, 3 motorcycles, many bicycles and a laptop containing valuable information. They also located a vandalized and unserviceable tank in one of the cleared BHT camp.
