Photos: Army gives Boko Haram another bloody nose
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chukwu who said the terrorists came to attack the military formation at 6pm were outmatched by the superior firepower of nigerian soldiers3 the troops engaged and subdued the terrorists following a superior fire power of troops in damasak3 the troops aggressive posture tactics and marksmanship resulted in neutralising many boko haram terrorists he said3 the terrorists have been on the back foot since buratai visited the frontlines and the reverses suffered may explain why they killed health worker with the red cross and also threatened to kill leah sharibu a student of dapchi girls secondary school who they held hostage since march1 as a result 1 gpmggeneral purpose machine gun and 2 ak 47 and several rounds of ammunition belonging to the terrorists were recovered1 as at the time of filing this report troops were still exploiting the general areas in search of some bhts who escaped with gunshot wounds1 the troops of the 21 brigade were on a clearance patrol in support of operation rainbow when they ran into the ambush on sunday morning1 last week thursday at least seven boko haram fighters were killed by nigerian troops in damasak spokesman brig. texas chukwu said1 the nigerian troops of the 222 battalion have dealt another deadly blow to boko haram terrorists after foiling an ambush laid by the group along the maiduguri-bama axis1 there was serious exchange of gunfire reported the nigerian army on its twitter handle1 the gallant troops of 222 battalion were reportedly high on morale as a result of the just concluded assurance visit to the theatre of operation by the coas lt gen ty buratai they successfully cleared the ambush1 on 14 september the nigerian air force working in concert with the army tracked and destroyed some boko haram terrorists bht and four vehicles as they were attempting to launch fresh attacks on ground troops locations at gudumbali and damasak in borno1 air commodore ibikunle daramola naf director of public relations and information saidthe mission was initiated following intelligence reports indicating that a convoy of bht vehicles had been sighted within the damasak gudumbali axis1

Army routs Boko Haram in Damasak
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chukwu who said the terrorists came to attack the military formation at 6pm were outmatched by the superior firepower of nigerian soldiers3 the troops engaged and subdued the terrorists following a superior fire power of troops in damasak3 the troops aggressive posture tactics and marksmanship resulted in neutralising many boko haram terrorists he said3 nigerian army wishes to state categorically that the claim is not only untrue but capable of misleading members of the general public and the world at large2 by hamza suleimanmaiduguri2 the statement discredited an online report alleging the capturing of damasak by boko haram terrorists2 brig.-gen. texas chukwu the director of army public relations said2 many boko haram fighters were killed by nigerian troops in damasak on thursday spokesman brig. texas chukwu said2 in the said story the report stated inter alia that damasak is the location of 134 battalion. the nigerian army wishes to state that there was no such battalion in damasak2 the nigerian army earlier released a statement that troops of 145 battalion in damasak borno state are engaging boko haram terrorists who came to attack their location at about 6 p.m on 12 september 20182 the statement also stated that fierce battle is ongoing right now and the troops are dealing with the terrorists2 consequently the nigerian army wishes to state that the fight against boko haram terrorists in the north eastern parts of the the country is yielding positive result2 the nigerian army therefore advised members of the public particularly residents of the affected areas to go about their legitimate businesses and disregard the said report2 the nigerian army will continue to protect lives and property of citizens at all times2 the nigerian army also call on the media to always exercise caution verify facts as well as balance their reports before rushing to the press to avoid misinforming the public on sensitive issues chukwu advised2

Army routs Boko Haram in Damasak
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chukwu who said the terrorists came to attack the military formation at 6pm were outmatched by the superior firepower of nigerian soldiers3 the troops engaged and subdued the terrorists following a superior fire power of troops in damasak3 the troops aggressive posture tactics and marksmanship resulted in neutralising many boko haram terrorists he said3 nigerian army wishes to state categorically that the claim is not only untrue but capable of misleading members of the general public and the world at large2 by hamza suleimanmaiduguri2 the statement discredited an online report alleging the capturing of damasak by boko haram terrorists2 brig.-gen. texas chukwu the director of army public relations said2 many boko haram fighters were killed by nigerian troops in damasak on thursday spokesman brig. texas chukwu said2 in the said story the report stated inter alia that damasak is the location of 134 battalion. the nigerian army wishes to state that there was no such battalion in damasak2 the nigerian army earlier released a statement that troops of 145 battalion in damasak borno state are engaging boko haram terrorists who came to attack their location at about 6 p.m on 12 september 20182 the statement also stated that fierce battle is ongoing right now and the troops are dealing with the terrorists2 consequently the nigerian army wishes to state that the fight against boko haram terrorists in the north eastern parts of the the country is yielding positive result2 the nigerian army therefore advised members of the public particularly residents of the affected areas to go about their legitimate businesses and disregard the said report2 the nigerian army will continue to protect lives and property of citizens at all times2 the nigerian army also call on the media to always exercise caution verify facts as well as balance their reports before rushing to the press to avoid misinforming the public on sensitive issues chukwu advised2