Army destroys Boko Haram operational vehicles in Borno

The Nigerian Army on
Thursday said it had destroyed two suspected
operational vehicles of the Boko Haram sect in
the ongoing operations in Maiduguri. The spokesman of the 7 Division of the
Nigerian Army in Maiduguri, Lt.-Col.
Mohammed Dole, announced this in a
statement. Dole said that the destruction was to clear the
insurgents terrorising motorists on high ways
in Borno. “We have been able to identify camps used by
the terrorists in planning attacks against
motorists and innocent villagers in Kaga Local
Government Area of the state. “Troops of the division, supported by the
Nigerian Air Force, have been able to destroy
these camps since we began the operations
this week,” Dole said. He said three surveillance motorcycles
believed to be used by the sect in planning
attacks had also been recovered. “They mostly used the motorcycles in spying to
plan for attacks on innocent people. “The General Officer Commanding the division
(GOC), Maj.-Gen. Obidah Ethan, is happy with
the cooperation of the public towards
supplying vital information on the movement
of the terrorists. “I therefore wish to express our gratitude to
the public for the support and cooperation
extended to us so far. “We have been able to dislodge the terrorists
from their camps which have been their hiding
places. “They are now in disarray, trying to save their
lives instead of planning attacks on innocent
persons,” Dole said. He said the division had created patrol teams
on major high ways in the state to prevent
isolated attacks on motorists. (NAN)