Chidi Samuel
The theatre commander of operation Lafiya Dole, Major General Lucky Irabor on Wednesday said that Nigerian Army has recorded major successes against the Boko Haram Terrorists in Borno, Yobe, Adamawa states, as well as border areas. Irabor made the revelation at a press briefing in Maiduguri.
According to him, some of the successes highlighted include mop up operations in the Sambisa forest, the recovery uniforms used by key Boko Haram officers in production of some of the videos they send to the public and bodies of the 15 soldiers earlier declared as missing in action.
“The bodies were recovered along Kamadugou River line area in Maiduguri,” the Army Chief said.
General Irabor also presented other materials recovered from the terrorists such as notebooks, which according him were used to take notes on how to make bombs and Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs).
Giving a break down of the number of arrested terrorists, as well as those who surrendered, General Irabor explained that a total of 95 male and 384 female, had been arrested within the first week of January 2017.
The theatre commander also acknowledged the immense contributions the Navy and the Airforce made in the successes achieved.