Nigerian Army Destroys 8 Boko Haram Camps (Photos)

The Nigerian Army, in continuation of the war against insurgency, has destroyed 8 camps belonging to the Boko Haram terrorist sect in Yajiwa, Alagarno Forest, Borno State.

The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman, said on Friday that the camps were destroyed by troops of 156 Task Force Battalion of 29 Task Force Brigade, members of the Civilian JTF and members of local vigilante in the area.

According to Usman, several items were recovered from the terrorists including “two primed Improvised Explosive Devices, three Pressure Plates, 36 hand grenades, two Dane guns, seven motorcycles and five empty cases of 12.7mm rounds of ammunition.”

A damaged mine detector, a vehicle and camel bag were also recovered during the operation.

Usman also said the troops recovered “a vehicle top cylinder, a 19.5 tyre rim, 4-size13 tyre rims, a 19.5 rim tyre, three tyre jacks, two motorcycle tyres and two solar panels, as well as two small generators, a grinding machine, three water pumping machines, a Namsac sprayer and one bag of fried groundnut cake.”

The recovered IEDS were successfully detonated by the Explosive Ordinance Device Team of the Army.