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Troops kill Boko Haram commander, Abu Rajab, 2 others in Sambisa Forest |
2024-08-20 |
[DAILYTRUST] Troops of the Nigerian Army have killed three Boko Haram![]() terrorists, including a commander, Abu Rajab, during a raid in Sambisa Forest in Borno State. The military operation conducted in collaboration with the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) targeted a terrorist camp in the Bula Daloje, Bama Local government area of the state. Military sources confirmed the killing, saying the troops engaged the holy warriors in a heavy shootout, killed three of them and forced others to flee. One of the sources said the troops, on August 17, launched an offensive operation against a terrorist enclave in Bula Daloye in Bama LGA and neutralised three, including a wanted Boko Haram commander, Abu Rajab. The operation, he said, led to the recovery of two AK-47 rifles and mobile phones. He also said eight holy warriors and their families surrendered to troops in Gwoza Local Government Area. The same troops also apprehended two suspects in Konduga Local Government Area with 52 bags of illicit drugs intended for supply to terrorists, the source added. Related: Sambisa Forest: 2024-07-09 560 Repentant Boko Haram Militants Commence Training In Borno Sambisa Forest: 2024-05-17 Nigerian Army ‘Kills 6 Terrorists, Rescues 48 Hostages, Recovers Armoured Vehicles, Others In Borno’ Sambisa Forest: 2024-05-15 Good Morning Related: Borno State: 2024-08-08 Army captures Boko Haram commanders, logistics suppliers in Borno Borno State: 2024-07-26 Another Chibok girl among 331 rescued from Boko Haram in Nigeria Borno State: 2024-07-17 Fifteen people killed in a gun attack in Nigeria Related: Gwoza Local Government Area: 2024-05-17 Nigerian Army ‘Kills 6 Terrorists, Rescues 48 Hostages, Recovers Armoured Vehicles, Others In Borno’ Gwoza Local Government Area: 2023-03-11 Nigerian Troops Arrest Boko Haram Commander, Wife, Four Children; Nab 35 Terrorists’ Suppliers Gwoza Local Government Area: 2021-08-14 Ruthless Boko Haram Commander, His Three Wives, Children Surrender To Nigerian Troops Related: Konduga Local Government Area: 2023-07-21 Nigerian Defence Headquarters Claims Arrested High-Profile Terrorist Spy And CollaboratorBulama Suri In Borno Konduga Local Government Area: 2022-05-17 Police Discover Bomb Allegedly Planted By Boko Haram Terrorists In Borno Displaced Persons’ Camp Konduga Local Government Area: 2022-04-30 Troops Killed ISWAP Commander, Dan-Buduma, Over 100 Other Terrorists – Nigerian Military |
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