Boko Haram: Dozens of Insurgents Killed As Multi-national Forces Recapture Abadam
Dozens of Boko Haram terrorists were
killed between Friday night and Saturday
morning in Abadam town of Borno State
after a fierce gun battle between troops of
the Multi National Joint Task Force
(MNJTF) and the insurgents in a bid by the military to reclaim the community that fell under the control of the insurgents last week, witnesses and security sources said.
Dozens of Boko Haram terrorists were
killed between Friday night and Saturday
morning in Abadam town of Borno State
after a fierce gun battle between troops of
the Multi National Joint Task Force
(MNJTF) and the insurgents in a bid by the military to reclaim the community that fell under the control of the insurgents last week, witnesses and security sources said.
A top security personnel informed Leadership Sunday that not less than two
dozen corpses of the insurgent littered the
bushes around Abadam after soldiers of
the MNJTF had succeeded in rescuing
Abadam town from the conquest of the
Boko Haram.
Boko Haram had last week attacked
Abadam, killed at least 40 persons and
hoisted their flags there after forcing
terrified residents into border communities in Niger Republic.
Military sources told Leadership Sunday
that it took a combined force of air and
ground troops to send the Boko Haram
fleeing, and many others to their open
graves.
The sources said the air attacked succeeded in shelling most of the occupied spots of the Boko Haram which forced them to scamper into the bushes where they ran into the ambush of the ground troops, who showed no mercy with their rifles.
The military source who confirmed the
“victory” to journalists on phone but opted
to remain anonymous in this report said
“we have triumphed against the terrorists
and more progress is being made towards
liberating towns and villages; I can
guarantee you that Abadam is now
secured”.
A resident of Abadam, Aliyu Goni, who
was returning back to his town after a
week of exile in Niger Republic also
confirmed the incident to journalist in a
phone chat.
“I saw many dead bodies as we were returning back to Abadam after the
soldiers encouraged us to go back home.
There were many corpses of the Boko
Haram members in Arge ward where the
leader of the Boko Haram that led the
insurgents into Abadam was seen issuing
orders”, he said.
dozen corpses of the insurgent littered the
bushes around Abadam after soldiers of
the MNJTF had succeeded in rescuing
Abadam town from the conquest of the
Boko Haram.
Boko Haram had last week attacked
Abadam, killed at least 40 persons and
hoisted their flags there after forcing
terrified residents into border communities in Niger Republic.
Military sources told Leadership Sunday
that it took a combined force of air and
ground troops to send the Boko Haram
fleeing, and many others to their open
graves.
The sources said the air attacked succeeded in shelling most of the occupied spots of the Boko Haram which forced them to scamper into the bushes where they ran into the ambush of the ground troops, who showed no mercy with their rifles.
The military source who confirmed the
“victory” to journalists on phone but opted
to remain anonymous in this report said
“we have triumphed against the terrorists
and more progress is being made towards
liberating towns and villages; I can
guarantee you that Abadam is now
secured”.
A resident of Abadam, Aliyu Goni, who
was returning back to his town after a
week of exile in Niger Republic also
confirmed the incident to journalist in a
phone chat.
“I saw many dead bodies as we were returning back to Abadam after the
soldiers encouraged us to go back home.
There were many corpses of the Boko
Haram members in Arge ward where the
leader of the Boko Haram that led the
insurgents into Abadam was seen issuing
orders”, he said.
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