Following the dislodgment of Boko Haram
terrorist’s camps in some parts of Borno
state by military troops which had forced
many of the terrorists to scavenge for food
from villagers, the terrorists have resorted to robbing innocent civilians thereby killing
three passengers after collecting
unspecified amount of cash and food items
from their victims along Bama- Banki road. This is even as intelligence information
available to the newly established
Headquarters of 7 Division, Nigerian Army,
Maiduguri indicated that the terrorists have
written threat letters to Dikwa Market/
traders demanding N1 million to enable them purchase food items and other
logistical requirement or be ready to face
deadly attacks. These were contained in a press statement
emailed to Journalists yesterday by the
Acting Spokesman of the 7 Div, Nigerian
Army, Lieutenant Colonel Sagir Musa in
Maiduguri, the state capital. Sagir in the statement said, “ at about 1135
hours on 13th September, 2013, some
troops of Banki Forward Operating Base
(BFOB) on a mission of 202 Battalion Bama,
on their way back to Banki, a boarder town
with Cameroun Republic encountered some Boko Haram terrorists along Bama-Banki
road carrying out armed robbery activities
on innocent traders and travelers. The
terrorists had killed 3 passengers and
collected unspecified amount of cash and
food items during the robbery incident.
terrorist’s camps in some parts of Borno
state by military troops which had forced
many of the terrorists to scavenge for food
from villagers, the terrorists have resorted to robbing innocent civilians thereby killing
three passengers after collecting
unspecified amount of cash and food items
from their victims along Bama- Banki road. This is even as intelligence information
available to the newly established
Headquarters of 7 Division, Nigerian Army,
Maiduguri indicated that the terrorists have
written threat letters to Dikwa Market/
traders demanding N1 million to enable them purchase food items and other
logistical requirement or be ready to face
deadly attacks. These were contained in a press statement
emailed to Journalists yesterday by the
Acting Spokesman of the 7 Div, Nigerian
Army, Lieutenant Colonel Sagir Musa in
Maiduguri, the state capital. Sagir in the statement said, “ at about 1135
hours on 13th September, 2013, some
troops of Banki Forward Operating Base
(BFOB) on a mission of 202 Battalion Bama,
on their way back to Banki, a boarder town
with Cameroun Republic encountered some Boko Haram terrorists along Bama-Banki
road carrying out armed robbery activities
on innocent traders and travelers. The
terrorists had killed 3 passengers and
collected unspecified amount of cash and
food items during the robbery incident.
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