other camps in the last two days, saving 59 civilians who were being held
captive, an Army spokesman said in a press release.
Colonel S.K. Usman, public relations director for the Nigerian Army, said that Boko
Haram insurgents fled from underground hiding places before troops of the 21 Brigade
and from the Army Engineers at a camp at Chugori and Shantumari on Wednesday. On
Thursday the 151 Task Force Battalion conducted raids on Boko Haram camps at
Kashingeri, Wale, and Kushingari. Colonel Usman noted that a number of Boko Haram
members were killed.
A Land Rover and a tipper or dump truck were also recovered.
The recent combat is part of the ongoing Operation Lafiya Dole, the Nigerian Army’s
code for counterinsurgency efforts in the country’s northeast. The renewed efforts are
taking place after President Muhammadu Buhari replaced the military heads earlier this
month, including making Borno State-born Tukur Buratai the Army Chief of Staff.
Source :Sahara reporters
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