On Saturday, March 21, Nigerian troops scuttled a Boko Haram attack on Bama, a town in Borno.
According to a statement released on the Facebook page of the Nigerian defence headquarters, many of the Boko Haram militants were killed in the unsuccessful attempt to recapture Bama.
The statement said: “An attack by a band of terrorists on parts of Bama was this morning quelled after a score of them died while others fled with wound.”
“Many more of the attacking terrorists also died as the air force patrol went after the fleeing ones. Pursuit is still ongoing while calm has been restored and troops maintain firm control of Bama.”
The statement also disclosed that a Hilux vehicle as well as other military equipment were taken from the attackers, adding that the Nigerian military had a single casualty with seven soldiers being wounded. “They have been evacuated from the combat area by air and are already receiving medical attention,” the statement said.
The Nigerian military’s release also stated that majority of the towns had been purged of Boko Haram as “the campaign to rid the rest of the communities of them was continuing with air and land operations now stepped up in the remaining designated locations in the mission area.”
“Cordon and search of cleared communities are also ongoing with some discoveries of weapons and vestiges of atrocities committed by the terrorists while they held sway in some locations,” the statement added.
According to a statement released on the Facebook page of the Nigerian defence headquarters, many of the Boko Haram militants were killed in the unsuccessful attempt to recapture Bama.
The statement said: “An attack by a band of terrorists on parts of Bama was this morning quelled after a score of them died while others fled with wound.”
“Many more of the attacking terrorists also died as the air force patrol went after the fleeing ones. Pursuit is still ongoing while calm has been restored and troops maintain firm control of Bama.”
The statement also disclosed that a Hilux vehicle as well as other military equipment were taken from the attackers, adding that the Nigerian military had a single casualty with seven soldiers being wounded. “They have been evacuated from the combat area by air and are already receiving medical attention,” the statement said.
The Nigerian military’s release also stated that majority of the towns had been purged of Boko Haram as “the campaign to rid the rest of the communities of them was continuing with air and land operations now stepped up in the remaining designated locations in the mission area.”
“Cordon and search of cleared communities are also ongoing with some discoveries of weapons and vestiges of atrocities committed by the terrorists while they held sway in some locations,” the statement added.
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