Soldiers move against militants

– Soldiers kill three suspected cultists in Obuburu community in Rivers state during a fierce gun battle 

– Troops deploy Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) and other superior fire power to Obuburu community, Ogba Egbema Ndoni local government area of River state

Soldiers attached to the joint force operation pulo shield in the Niger Delta shot dead one of the suspected militants that killed two soldiers in Bayelsa state recently.

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Likewise, three suspected cultists reportedly lost their lives in a fierce gun battle on Tuesday April 5 with soldiers at Obuburu community in Rivers state.

The killing of the three suspected cultists in Rivers come after the soldiers first encountered cultists in the community in a gun battle about a month ago but could not dislodge the hoodlums from the area.

“About a month ago, the soldiers engaged the cultists in the community but could not really do much because of the purported charms the boys had which made it impossible for bullets to penetrate their bodies. This time the soldiers had to come back with greater force, killing three of them in the gun battle,” a community sources at Obuburu community, Ogba Egbema Ndoni local government area, River state told Vanguard.

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As the soldiers reinforced, they deployed Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) and other superior fire power to the area on Tuesday for the battle, dislodged the militants and took over the area that was hitherto a den of cultists.

In another development, the Nigerian Army rescued about 11,595 persons held hostage by the Boko Haram terrorists within the last one month as part of its offensive to mop out the remnants of the insurgents in various parts of the northeast region.

Disclosing this in a release made available to Naij.com on Wednesday, April 6, the acting director army public relations, Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman said most of these persons were rescued at various areas and towns where remnants of the Boko Haram terrorists were hibernating before the clearance operations by troops began.

He said soldiers in the course of carrying out clearance operations against the insurgents will continue to place high premium on respect for human right and dignity.

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