Boko Haram Commander Killed after 8 hours Gun Battle with Security Forces
A top commander of the Boko Haram sect popularly called Buwayayye (meaning the untouchable in Hausa language) was killed while another was captured yesterday in Sokoto, after an eight-hour fierce gun battle between the sect and a combined team of security forces comprising soldiers and operatives of the State Security Service.
Eleven people including women and children were rescued.The brigade commander, 1 Brigade, Brig. Gen. Ta’siu Ibrahim, confirmed the operation that sent fear into the minds of residents within the vicinity.
According to one of the locals, the residents were forced to say their last prayers, as all they could hear throughout the night was continuous gunshot.
The incident occurred around Gidan Dare, Kalambaina in Wamakko local government area of the state, where, the brigade commander claimed, the terrorists were successfully repelled.
The operation, which lasted almost eight hours, according to a military source, started at about 2am on Thursday (yesterday) and lasted until after 9am
Read more at LEADERSHIP
Eleven people including women and children were rescued.The brigade commander, 1 Brigade, Brig. Gen. Ta’siu Ibrahim, confirmed the operation that sent fear into the minds of residents within the vicinity.
According to one of the locals, the residents were forced to say their last prayers, as all they could hear throughout the night was continuous gunshot.
The incident occurred around Gidan Dare, Kalambaina in Wamakko local government area of the state, where, the brigade commander claimed, the terrorists were successfully repelled.
The operation, which lasted almost eight hours, according to a military source, started at about 2am on Thursday (yesterday) and lasted until after 9am
Read more at LEADERSHIP
Boko Haram Commander Killed after 8 hours Gun Battle with Security Forces
Reviewed by Msl
on
5:01 pm
Rating:
Reviewed by Msl
on
5:01 pm
Rating:
No comments: