Troops of the 81 Battalion and 251 Task Force Battalion of 25 Task Force Brigade, 7 Division of the Nigerian Army have destroyed the spiritual power base of the terrorist group Boko Haram located inside Alagarno forest in Borno State.
The Army while making the disclosure also announced the rescue of 63 persons who were held hostage by the sect during separate operations at Lawin Meleri, Matiri Bulaka and Aljeri villages. Five insurgents were reported to have been killed in those operations
The Army also said the destruction of the sect’s spiritual power base was carried out in an operation around Alagarno forest.
The Army said that the operation destroyed "terrorists camps at Mosa, Ariwuzumari and Kagalmari, as well as Missene, Joba, Yajiwa and Sansan.”
“During the operations, the troops were able to clear all the camps, killing quite a number of terrorists and recovered Boko Haram terrorists flags hoisted on some premises, destroyed their logistics base and recovered 31 motorcycles, assorted foodstuff, a donkey and a pick up van, AK-45 rifle with registration number 17714 and a Dane gun.
“Other items recovered include 2 boxes of 7.62mm ammunition, 4 loaded magazines of AK-47 rifles and 2 magazines pack."
Credits: DHQ
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