Adamawa State Now Free From Boko Haram

The Director Defence Information, Chris Olukolade, a
Major General, who is on a tour of mission areas in
the North-East, announced the development via a
press statement.
He said there were no casualties on the side of the
Nigerian forces, which included the Army, the
Airforce and other security agencies.

He said mop-up operation is ongoing in the town.
The ridding of Adamawa of terrorists is an extension
of the string of successes the Nigerian troops have
had since they commenced an extensive six-week
anti-Boko Haram operation on February 14.

The troops routed terrorists from different towns
and communities in Adamawa, Borno, Yobe and
Gombe, including Bara, the headquarter of Gulani
Local Government Area of Yobe State, Gulak, the
Headquarter of Madagali Local Government Area of
Adamawa State.

Other locations also cleared in the course of the
operation, according to the military, include Shikah,
Fikayel, Tetebah, Buza, Kamla and Bumsa.
The troops also recovered Monguno, Marte,
Gamboru Ngala, Dikwa and Baga among other big
towns and communities.

On Wednesday, the military announced it dislodged
the Boko Haram terrorists from Lame/Bura forest
between Ningi and Torro Local Government Areas of
Bauchi State.

Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Sani Usman,
said troops from 33 Brigade of the Nigerian Army
cleared the area of terrorists in an operation which
started last weekend.

"Quite a number of terrorists were killed, their
weapons and equipment destroyed.

Similarly, a
sizeable number of arms, ammunitions, food stuffs,
Hilux vehicles, motorcycles and Improvised
Explosive Devices (IED) were recovered by the
troops," Sani said.

The troops, he said, also recovered three Hilux
vehicles, 12 motorcycles, four AK-47 rifles, a
Fabrique Nationale rifle, one Small Machine Gun
(SMG), one Police Teargas pistol, 36 Primed IEDs, 56
rifles magazines and over 500 rounds of 7.62
milimetre ammunition.

Other items recovered are six jerrycans of
groundnut and palm oil and several Improvised
Explosive Device-making materials, amongst others.
The liberated area, he said, was an hideout and
operating ground for the terrorists.

Meanwhile the Federal Government has reacted to
speculation that there are members of the Islamic
State of Iraq and Syria, ISIS, in Nigeria.