Nigeria soldiers have successfully taken over some towns and villages from the fighting Boko Haram insurgents, even as they announced the re-opening of a mixed Primary School in Gwoza, in Borno State.
The towns and villages taken over are Dissa, Balazala, Dara Jamel and other battle zones near Banki in Borno state. The army also rescued 23 men, 33 women and 34 children from the terrorists.
Acting Director Army Public Relations, Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, in a statement said that the Boko Haram insurgents are now fleeing from Bama and that some of them are disguising as Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs).
He said however that the genuine returnees and other Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) are to enjoy education for their children with the reopening, adding that the military in conjunction with other security agencies and other security stakeholders had placed adequate security measures to ensure the pupils and teachers’ safety and security.
Colonel Usman said the reopening of the school is significant as the eradication of western education is part of the aims of Boko Haram in their murderous campaign of terror.
“Gradual restoration of normalcy by troops is therefore indicative of the continuous elimination of the terrorists from Nigerian territory,” the statement added. [myad]
