After
10 days’ siege on Alargano, the Nigerian troops has successfully
captured the spiritual headquarters of the dreaded Boko Haram sect, it
has been revealed.
Addressing a press conference in
Maiduguri on Tuesday, the head of the counter-insurgency operations in
the North-East, Maj. Gen. Lucky Irabor, said the Nigerian troops’
offensive to capture Alargano since March 18, 2016, was successfully
concluded on Monday.
He said the offensive commenced on 18
March, 2016 about 9 o’clock in the morning with troops of 3 and 7
Division, assisted by air bombardment by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF).
Irabor lamented that the advance was
halted several times due to planted impoverished explosive devices
(IEDs) along the routes leading to Alargano.
He said during the operations, troops
had to clear Yajiwa, Joba, Mosa, Ariwuzumari, Missene Sansan and
Kagalmari villages, all at the fringes of the forest.
He declared: “Our gallant troops finally
entered Alagarno on 28 March, 2016, during which several Boko Haram
terrorists were killed along the route.
“This operation demystified the Boko
Haram terrorists’ spiritual power base in Alagarno. Throughout the
operation, the NAF monitored the operation, consistently resupplied the
advancing troops as well as assisted in evacuating soldiers that were
wounded in action.”
Clsiming that the military has recorded
tremendous successes against the insurgents, Irabor said in the last one
month Nigerian troops captured Kumshe.
He explained that this was achieved in conjunction with Cameroonian forces.
Credit: Thisday
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