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| How We Weakened Boko Haram, Killed Bomb Expert |
| 2013-03-17 |
| [Guardian Ng] THE Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Azubuike Ihejirika, at the weekend, reiterated the resolve of the Nigerian Army to deal decicively with the Boko Haram insect. He stated that the Army, in conjunction with other security agencies, has, in the last two weeks, recorded significant progress on the war against members of the sect. Speaking after leading officers and men of the Army headquarters garrison in the range classification exercise, held at the 177 Guards Battalion in Keffi, Nasarawa State, he gave a vivid account of how his men got rid of key members of the sect in Sokoto, Maiduguri and Kaduna states. He said: "I can tell you that, in the last one to two weeks, the operations have been very, very, successful. You are probably aware of the operations conducted in Kaduna, leading to the recovery of several assault weapons. This was followed by the operation conducted under the Joint Task Force in Maiduguri that also yielded so much recovery of arsenal of the enemy. "The latest is the one in Sokoto during which we were able to take off one of the leaders of the Boko Haram sect. A member, 'Asalafi', was one of those on whose head we put a price. We took him off. This was followed by another leader, 'Danladi', and yet another called, 'Doctor'. Doctor is a bomb-making expert, while Danladi was said to be their Vice President or so. Asalafi was also known from to be their Minister of Defence. The recoveries made in Sokoto are as important as the ones made in Maiduguri and Kaduna. We discovered assault weapons, rocket launchers and pistols and other bomb making materials." |
| Posted by:Fred |