Army kills 2 Boko Haram commanders

The Nigerian Army yesterday said troops on Operation Lafiya Dole in the North East killed two high profile Boko Haram commanders during clearance operations in Borno State.

The Army said Boko Haram top commanders - Abu Rajal and Tuja Sa’inna Banki - were killed during clearance operations. According to a statement on its social media platforms, the Army noted that troops of 25 Task Force Brigade Chibok and 28 Task Force Brigade Damboa, embarked on Joint Clearance Operations from Gumsuri to Gambori in Borno State on 9 November 2018.

The Army said it cleared and liberated some villages, adding that reports reaching Army Headquarters confirmed two high profile Boko Haram commanders were killed.

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lieutenant General Yusuf Buratai commended the troops and urged them to carry out further incursions and clearance operations to ensure remnants of the BHT are wiped out.

Also, on 9 November, Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Fighter jets neutralized several Boko Haram Terrorists at Talala in Borno State.

Air Force spokesman, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola yesterday said the Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation Lafiya Dole attacked the terrorists at the location.

He explained that the operation was carried out following intelligence reports that the BHTs relocated fighters from the fringes of Lake Chad to establish new camps along the Talala-Ajigin-Buk axis of the State.

He said series of Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance missions confirmed the presence of significant number of BHT fighters residing in makeshift shelters, camouflaged under thick vegetation on the outskirts of Talala.