Troops Capture Boko Haram Camp In Balmo Forest, Others

 

The Defence authorities have said that the
troops of the Nigerian Army have captured the
Balmo Forest believed to be one of the major
hideouts of insurgents in the North East.
The Balmo Forest links Borno, Bauchi and
Adamawa States and is said to host some of the
training programmes of the insurgents.

The Defence authorities said in some tweets
posted on the twitter handle of the military on
Tuesday that 20 insurgents were killed with an
unspecified number injured in the fierce encounter
to capture the fortified forest.
It was stated that the Special Forces recovered
some rifles and motorcycles during the raid on
the Balmo and an adjoining Lame forest.
It was further stated in another tweet that the
soldiers who carried out another raid on Hildi ,
Adamawa State, recovered ‘some documents
including sketches , list of communities
apparently slated for attack.’
According to the tweet, the Special Forces also
killed seven insurgents and recovered five rifles,
hundreds of rounds of ammunition, bow and
arrows from the fleeing insurgent in the Hildi
operation.
It was added that six of the soldiers who were
injured in the attacking are receiving treated.

The military was conducting the operation
against the insurgents on land and air in various
fronts, it was added.
The tweets read, “The campaign against
terrorists’ activities is continuing with air and
land operations being conducted in various parts
of the country.
“A total of six soldiers were wounded in the
encounter; troops have eventually taken control
of Lame Forest location. Over 20 terrorists lost
their lives in this encounter while some were
reported wounded.
“Troops recovered a number of rifles and
motorcycles after a stiff resistant by terrorists
was crushed.”

In a related development, troops of the Nigerian
Army on Tuesday locked down Gombi Local
Government Area of Adamawa State following an
attack on a village in the area known as Ganda.
A security source said that the soldiers killed a
very large number of the insurgents during the
fierce encounter in the early hours of Tuesday.
The source said that the troops who were
deployed in large number for the operation
imposed a no-movement-order on Gombi to
prevent the fleeing insurgents from escaping.
The movement restriction was said to be in force
until 2 PM on Tuesday when it was relaxed.
The security source said that the intensified
operation in Adamawa State has resulted in
serious cash scarcity and sufferings in the area.
It was stated that all the banks in the Area from
Madagali, Gombi, Michika, Mubi and other major
towns in Adamawa State had been closed down
to avoid being raided by the insurgents
It was stated that the indigenes of the area
could only go to Yola to withdraw funds.
“You know that things are very difficult here; all
the banks have closed shop here; if they open,
the Boko Haram could raid them. So to withdraw
money is very difficult.
“People here will go to Yola to join long queues
to withdraw money. At times you might be there
for the whole day, you might not achieve your
mission. It is only in Yola that you have banks in
operation.”






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