Good News !!! Many Boko Haram Drown while Fleeing from Nigerian Army

The Nigerian military have reported a remarkable victory

against the Boko Haram insurgents in Baga, Borno State.

In a statement released today by the Defence

Headquarters, Nigerian soldiers were said to have killed

several Boko Haram members despite the stiff resistance

posed by the insurgents.

According to a statement signed by Army spokesman, Maj.

Gen. Chris Olukolade, “the resistance of the terrorists

collapsed and the land forces finally stormed the town in

the early hours of Friday.

“Many of the terrorists died while an unknown but

substantial number of them fled with various degrees of

injury, in the series of encounter along the routes of

advance of the as troops headed for Baga.”

Read the full statement below:

A large number of terrorists have reportedly drowned in
the Lake Chad as they fled the heavy bombardment by
Nigerian Air force heralding the advance of Nigerian
troops on mission to flush them out of Baga. Not even the
strategy of mining over 1,500 spots with land mines on
the routes leading to the town could save the terrorists
from the aggressive move of advancing troops.

All the land mines were skillfully cleared one after the
other. Eventually, the resistance of the terrorists
collapsed and the land forces finally stormed the town in
the early hours of Friday.

Many of the terrorists died while an unknown but
substantial number of them fled with various degrees of
injury, in the series of encounter along the routes of
advance of the as troops headed for Baga.

Apart from the 5 anti air craft guns and the rifles
captured from the terrorists, over 34 motorcycles and 5
vehicles including trucks being used for operations by the
terrorists were destroyed in the course of the fighting as
troops headed for Baga. The troops finally began clearing
the terrorists from Baga on arrival in the town early
Saturday morning.

A comprehensive cordon and search phase of military
operation has now commenced to enable troops mop up
arms and ammunition and also apprehend any terrorist
who might be hiding in the vicinity. The exercise will also
determine details of the casualties inflicted or incurred in
the course of the operations to clear Baga and environ of
terrorists.

Similar exercise is being carried out in over 12 locations
namely Gajigana, Ngaze, Ngenzai, Marte Junction, Mile
90, Yoyo, Kekeno, Kukawa, Cross Kauwa, Kangarwa,
Amirari and other localities where troops have flushed
out the terrorists in the operations preceding the entry to
Baga. The troops are now dominating and conducting
aggressive patrols in the locations. The morale of troops
remain high.