Troops from
Nigerian Army's 5 Brigade has “comprehensively destroy all Boko Haram
camps and enclaves at the border towns of Kerenowa and Chikun Gudu as
well as contiguous villages in Borno State”.
Spokesperson for the Army, Col. Sani Usman, said “during the operation
which is ongoing, troops discovered and destroyed over 20 well fortified
terrorist camps in the general area of Kerenowa”.
He said the “tremendous progress” was “in continuation of troops’ efforts to defeat Boko Haram.
The army
spokesperson said, “The camps includes some at the gateway to Kerenowa,
Gumada and Dogon Gida. In addition, the troops have also discovered that
to evade aerial reconnaissance and bombardment, the terrorists have dug
twin tunnels to conceal their facilities and routes in and out of the
camp. Among facilities discovered were training areas equipped with
instructional and training materials that include wooden guns, amongst
others.
“The troops have also cleared IED along the road linking Marte, New
Marte and Kerenowa. It is apparent that the Boko Haram terrorists lacked
the will to fight as they are in obvious disarray, abandoning their
camps fleeing and leaving behind vehicles, solar panels used to power
devices, food and other logistics, beddings, various IED making devices,
cables and cords.
“The advancing troops’ morale remains very high and they exude
confidence and zeal to destroy all known Boko Haram camps along their
axis of advance.
“We still reiterate our call for citizens to remain confident in the
ability of our troops to eliminate all remaining vestiges of the
terrorists before the year runs out in line with Presidential
directives. Citizens are also requested to kindly provide useful and
credible information to the military about any known terrorist or
sympathisers.”