The Nigerian Army on Saturday
said troops from its 5 Brigade has
“comprehensively destroy all Boko
Haram camps and enclaves at the
border towns of Kerenowa and
Chikun Gudu as well as their
contiguous villages in Borno
State”.
The spokesperson for the Army,
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”.
Mr. Usman, a colonel said the
“tremendous progress” was “in
continuation of troops’ efforts to
defeat Boko Haram terrorists in
our country”.
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
Improvised Explosive Devices
(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.”
