Troops in fresh shoot out with Boko Haram in Borno
Category: Boko Haram News
•Insurgents killed, six soldiers injured
For about two hours yesterday, soldiers were locked in a fresh
shoot-out with Boko Haram insurgents on the
Damaturu-Benishek-Maiduguri road.
Benishek was the scene of a massacre by Boko Haram in 2013.
Over 100 residents were killed in that attack.
An unknown number of insurgents were shot dead in yesterday’s encounter.
Six soldiers were wounded.
The Defence Headquarters has deployed more troops to the area to guarantee safe passage for travellers.
The insurgents had, at about noon yesterday, attempted to take-over the road.
Security agencies were contacted and troops were immediately drafted to the area.
What followed was a gun battle between the soldiers and the insurgent.
A reliable military source said: “Our troops engaged the Boko Haram
insurgents on Saturday in fierce counter-attacks. Some of the insurgents
fell but only six soldiers were injured. The encounter lasted about two
hours.
“The insurgents had planned to block access to Yobe State from
Maiduguri but we foiled this bid. We are suspecting that these
insurgents were trying to relocate to Yobe State which has remained calm
for a while.
“You know the heat has been on the insurgents in Borno State where
they have been restricted to Sambisa forest and some border towns with
Cameroon. They are looking for safe ends to operate.”
Responding to a question, the source added: “I cannot give you the
specific number of the insurgents that were killed because we are still
mopping up the area. Six soldiers were however wounded.”
The claim could not be independently verified.
More troops have however been deployed in the axis to guarantee safe passage for travellers.
The source said: “Besides air patrol, troops are also on the trail of
the fleeing insurgents. Benishek-Damaturu route has been a major part
where Boko Haram managed cells.
“It was from the same axis that the insurgents invaded the Air Force
base in Maiduguri. You can now see why we asked for the extension of the
emergency rule.”
The Yobe State Government last week rejected the extension of Emergency Rule in the state by President Goodluck Jonathan.
In a statement by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Press
Affairs and Information, Abdullahi Bego, said the state of emergency
has not stopped the insurgents from carrying out attacks.
He said: “For instance, over the six months of emergency rule and
later over the second, we have seen some of the worst attacks by Boko
Haram in Yobe State.
Source: The Nation
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