Good news: See another Boko Haram base wiped out

 – The Nigerian army has scored another big success against Boko Haram

 – A administrative based used by the terrorists was destroyed today, taking out militants in the process

 – The news comes not long after the Nigerian army launched a major offensive operation into Sambisa forest

Nigerian troops assisted by Civilian Joint Task Force volunteers discovered and destroyed a Boko Haram administrative base today while on patrol to clear the remnants of Boko Haram terrorists near the villages of Ngula and Kukuruk villages in Alagarno.

The troops, comprised of 156 Task Force Battalion and 29 Task Force Brigade soldiers, engaged the Boko Haram terrorists in a gun battle that lasted hours, following which some terrorists escaped with gunshot injuries.

The Nigerian soldiers with vehicles recovered from Boko Haram

The army’s spokesman, Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, reported to Vanguard that the Nigerian troops made a startling discovery in the area after found out that it served as the terrorists’ administration base, field hospital and bomb factory.

“The troops recovered the following items at the base: six motorcycles, two bicycles, four machine gun mounts, one power generating set, three Armoured Personnel Carriers, among others,” the colonel said.

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Meanwhile, the Theatre Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole Major General Lucky Irabor said only two soldiers were killed and few others injured while a number of the insurgents were killed and their hideouts destroyed in the last one week when troops embarked on a crackdown in the Sambisa forest,

This came as Boko Haram insurgents, yesterday, attacked troops in Borno state with anti-aircraft guns.

General Irabor, who spoke yesterday, noted that the morale of the troops was high as they continued advancing to the heart of Sambisa forest in search of elements of insurgents in their enclaves, rescuing over 300 hostages including two Cameroonians.

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