Army destroys Boko Haram operational vehicles in Borno

Army destroys Boko Haram operational
vehicles in Borno
on october 31, 2013 at 1:15 pm in news
Maiduguri (NAN) – The Nigerian Army on Thursday
said it had destroyed two suspected operational
vehicles of the Boko Haram sect in the ongoing
operations in Maiduguri.
The spokesman of the 7 Division of the Nigerian
Army in Maiduguri, Lt.-Col. Mohammed Dole,
announced this in a statement.
Dole said that the destruction was to clear the
insurgents terrorising motorists on high ways in
Borno.
“We have been able to identify camps used by the
terrorists in planning attacks against motorists and
innocent villagers in Kaga Local Government Area
of the state.
“Troops of the division, supported by the Nigerian
Air Force, have been able to destroy these camps
since we began the operations this week,” Dole
said.
He said three surveillance motorcycles believed to
be used by the sect in planning attacks had also
been recovered.
“They mostly used the motorcycles in spying to
plan for attacks on innocent people.
“The General Officer Commanding the division
(GOC), Maj.-Gen. Obidah Ethan, is happy with the
cooperation of the public towards supplying vital
information on the movement of the terrorists.
“I therefore wish to express our gratitude to the
public for the support and cooperation extended to
us so far.
“We have been able to dislodge the terrorists from
their camps which have been their hiding places.
“They are now in disarray, trying to save their lives
instead of planning attacks on innocent persons,”
Dole said.
He said the division had created patrol teams on
major high ways in the state to prevent isolated
attacks on motorists. (NAN)