Abuja – The Nigerian army says the remains of two gallant squaddies, who died in fight with Boko Haram terrorists on Damboa-Biu road in Borno, were buried.
Brig.-Gen. Sani Usman, the Director, army Public members of the family, stated in a statement on Thursday that the overdue two soldiers, who died on June 17, had been buried in Gombe.
He named them as Lance Cpl. Auwa Halliru, 11NA/sixty six/10788 and Pte Halilu Aliyu, 15NA/seventy three/0188 of 254 challenge force Battalion.
Giving an replace on clearance operations in the North-East, Usman stated a suspected Boko Haram terrorist, Isah Garba, 20, was arrested at Buni Gari in Yobe on Sunday.
The army spokesman stated the suspect turned into under the influence of hard tablets on the time of his arrest.
Usman stated the scenario to begin with made initial investigation tough.
He, but, said that the suspect had in view that stabilised and had began giving useful facts to protection employees.
He also said that while on patrol on the Wajiro-Mallam Kuramti livestock route on Wednesday, troops of the 29 project force Brigade discovered an Improvised Explosive tool believed to had been planted by way of suspected terrorists.
“The EOD group competently removed and detonated it,’’ he stated.
He introduced that at the equal day, troops of the 151 Battalion of 21 Brigade had been ambushed via suspected terrorists as they were on patrol to Mayanti Village.
“The troops efficaciously cleared the ambush by neutralising some of the terrorists, even as reinforcement changed into right away dispatched to mop up the general place.
“The crew recovered a 60mm Commando Mortar Bomb, 13 rounds of 7.62mm (special) ammunition and fifty one rounds of 7.62mm (NATO) ammunition,’’ he stated.
Usman stated that inside the Niger Delta, troops of 146 Battalion, sixteen Brigade Nigerian military in Rivers on Wednesday located and destroyed a “reactivated unlawful oil unload’’ on Sucrucho-Kalarogbana Fishing Ports fashionable location.
He said objects recovered protected one cooking pot, storage tanks (iron and plastic) loaded with a substance suspected to be stolen crude oil, one cylinder and a pumping machine.
according to him, on the identical day troops stationed at forward Operation Base Ahoada, and Ogbogu wellknown region arrested a suspected cultist.
“items recovered from the suspect covered neighborhood charms and materials suspected to be marijuana.
“The suspect has been passed over to SARS at Erema for similarly interrogation,’’ Usman stated.
He stated that on Tuesday, the combined military and cellular police employees done a cordon and search at Ogbolo-Ogbolo community following a tip-off that suspected armed bandits were terrorising citizens of the network.
“although the suspects fled the scene before troops’ arrival, the mixed team recovered locally made guns loaded with cartridges, and three machetes.
“The troops additionally thwarted attempt by way of kidnappers to assault traders at Omoku market on the identical day inside the wake of a fight between rival cultist groups at Uzochi community in Ahoada neighborhood authorities area of Rivers.’’
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