Two suspected operational vehicles of the Boko Haram islamist sect were on Thursday destroyed by the Nigerian Army as part of ongoing operations in Maiduguri, Borno State.
According to spokesman of the 7 Division of the Nigerian Army in Maiduguri, Lt.-Col. Mohammed Dole, the destruction of the vehicles was to halt the sect’s frequent harassment of motorists on highways in the state.
“We have been able to identify camps used by the terrorists in planning attacks against motorists and innocent villagers in Kaga Local Government Area of the state,” Dole said. “Troops of the division, supported by the Nigerian Air Force, have been able to destroy these camps since we began the operations this week”.
He announced the recovery of three surveillance motorcycles believed to be the sect’s tools for spying on innocent people earmarked for attacks, and also thanked the public for helping security agents with useful information on terrorists.
“The General Officer Commanding the division (GOC), Maj.-Gen. Obidah Ethan is happy with the cooperation of the public towards supplying vital information on the movement of the terrorists”, he said.
“I therefore wish to express our gratitude to the public for the support and cooperation extended to us so far. We have been able to dislodge the terrorists from their camps which have been their hiding places. They are now in disarray, trying to save their lives instead of planning attacks on innocent persons”.
