[ALLAFRICA] At least 51 suspected members of the Boko Haram... not to be confused with Procol Harum, Harum Scarum, possibly to be confused with Helter Skelter. The Nigerian version of al-Qaeda and the Taliban rolled together and flavored with a smigeon of distinctly Subsaharan ignorance and brutality...
faceless myrmidons group were yesterday rubbed out as military operatives attacked targeted terrorist camps along Damboa- Gwoza road of Borno State, military sources have said.
The attack which involved both land and air raidstook place at Bita village near Damboa town, 85km away from Maiduguri, Borno State capital.
A usually credible security source who talked to LEADERSHIP in confidence said the military raid started on Sunday through Monday and ended on Tuesday. The source said soldiers of the 7 Division, Nigeria army acted on a tip-off that the faceless myrmidons were camping in bushes around Bita village.
The military source said, "the recent attacks launched by the troops of the Division was a huge success. It was targeted at the camps of the faceless myrmidons and destroyed them, killing over 41 Boko Haram members".
The Spokesman of the 7 Division, Col Muhammed Dole, could not respond to email enquiry sent him for confirmation of the incident.
But the state deputy governor, Zanna Mustapha, who visited the troubled Gwoza area along side the General Officer Commanding 7 Division, Major General Obidha Ethan without media coverage, came back very late on Tuesday, held a marathon closed door meeting at the office of the deputy governor during the most part of yesterday.