Soldiers have stumbled on a large number of Boko Haram insurgents out of which they killed 50, rescued over 500 captors and destroyed their logistics around Sambisa Forest.
The soldiers carried out the offensive around Mafa, Dikwa and Kala area of Borno State even as Nigerian Air Force Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (UAV) destroyed a logistics base used by Boko Haram terrorists.
The UAV was said to have been on intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) mission when it came across the gathering of Boko Haram terrorists at Garin Moloma, about one kilometre north of the Sambisa Forest.
A statement by the military Director of Public Relations and Information, Group Captain Ayodele Famuyiwa said the strike is a major setback for the Boko Haram Sect and a major plus for the fight against insurgency by the Nigerian troops.
Famuyiwa said that at the time of the UAV attack, the location, though under surveillance for quite a while, had a large gathering of Boko Haram terrorists and vehicles.
“The multiple explosions and huge fire ball from the location, as can be seen from the enclosed video of the UAV strike, strongly suggests that it may be either an ammunition/fuel storage or weapons/technical workshop.” [myad]
