However, Defence Minister, Mansur Muhammad Dan - Ali while speaking to VOA's Hausa Service, monitored in Yola yesterday, noted that the military was committed to finding the girls and is still combing Boko
Haram hideouts in the Sambisa Forest.
Nwachukwu said, «Troops of Operation Lafiya Dole in the ongoing Operation Deep Punch II along with the Cameroon Defence Forces on Monday cleared the Boko
Haram hideouts in Kusha - Kucha, Surdewala, Alkanerik, Magdewerne and Mayen villages, all along the Nigeria - Cameroon border.
He said that ongoing «Operation Crack Down» had been successful as the troops were making steady progress in dismantling the remaining Boko
Haram hideouts in Sambisa.
Not exact matches
In another development, Boko
Haram terrorists fleeing from the ongoing clearance operation in one of their
hideouts in Gambo Yukku forest have been killed by troops of 5 Brigade Garrison, Gubio, Borno State.
General Nicholas called on all Boko
Haram insurgents to abandon the group's meaningless and futile struggle and come out from their
hideouts to voluntarily surrender to troops nearest to their location.
As part of the determined efforts to rid the society of all known Boko
Haram terrorists enclaves and
hideouts, troops of 25 Task Force Brigade based on tip off conducted a fighting patrol along Damboa - Njaba - Bale road in Borno State.
Most of the targets included Boko
Haram fuel pump storages, Solar Panels, Meeting Points and
hideouts in the samuba forests as most of the areas were identified first before the air strikes.
«They claimed that they escaped from Boko
Haram terrorists»
hideout at Goropcha village, Damboa Local Government Area of Borno.
Mr. Usman, who made this known in a statement, said the troops stormed the Boko
Haram terrorists»
hideouts around villages called Dissa and Patawe in Borno State.
Meanwhile, the Nigerian Air Force has confirmed the death of many suspected leaders of Boko
Haram in a recent air strike carried out by Nigeria Air Force fighter jets on locations believed to be
hideouts of the deadly insurgents, an official said.
«In a related development, the unit today, cleared more Boko
Haram terrorist's enclaves and
hideouts Gare village around Sambisa forest.
Troops prosecuting the war against Boko
Haram at the weekend intensified clearance operations of the remnants of Boko
Haram terrorists in the North East inflicting heavy damage on their camps and
hideouts and killing scores after several gunshot fights, under the auspices of Operation -LSB-...]
Following the sustained air and ground offensive against remnants of Boko
Haram terrorists still holed up in bunkers and other
hideouts inside Sambisa Forest by airforce fighter aircraft, Nigerian troop's yesterday...
Recall that in renaming the counter-insurgency operation from «Zaman Lafiya» to «Operaton Lafiya Dole», General Buratai had charged the troops not to wait for Boko
Haram to attack but to take the battle to the insurgents»
hideout.
A statement issued by the army Spokesman, Col. Sani Usman, in Abuja, said the girl was discovered while the troops were screening some escapees from Boko
Haram terrorists»
hideout in Sambisa forest at about 6 a.m.
A statement from Army headquarters signed by Col Sani Usman detailing the operation said, «On Saturday 16th April 2016, troops of 7 Division Strike Group Team B and 22 Task Force Brigade conducted a simultaneous dawn raid on suspected Boko
Haram terrorists
hideouts at Biggoro, Warpaya and Aura, North of Kumshe in Bama Local Government Area.
As Special Forces of the Nigerian military move forward with the clearance operation of remnants of Boko
Haram terrorists in the North East, a massive cache of arms and ammunition belonging to the group was yesterday recovered by soldiers in one of the
hideouts.
Undeterred, they continued with the offensive action in which they cleared suspected Boko
Haram terrorist's
hideout around Parisu.
While on the offensive in other parts, the troops of 151 Battalion in conjunction with 7 Division Support Group also embarked on clearance offensive against Boko
Haram terrorist's
hideouts around Frigi crossing point and Izza general area.