recovered corpses of “ one officer
and 15 soldiers ’’ earlier declared
“ missing in action ” during an
operation to dislodge the Boko
Haram insurgents from Gashigar
Area in Borno on October 16, 2016.
The Theatre Commander of
Operation Lafiya Dole , Maj. Gen .
Lucky Irabor, disclosed this at a
weekly review of Operation Rescue
Final at Maimalari Cantonment ,
Maiduguri, on Wednesday .
“ The corpses were recovered along
Kamadugou River line area in
Maiduguri. Among the recovered
corpses was that of Lt. Col . K. Yusuf ,
the former Commanding Officer
(CO ) of 223 Tank Battalion .
“ They have since been buried in
Maimalari Cantonment Cemetery
with full military honours , ’’ Irabor
said.
Meanwhile, no fewer than 67 Boko
Haram terrorists were shot dead by
troops in the latest gun battle in
Metele, Wulge and Bulakesa villages
of Borno State , which also claimed
the lives of six soldiers .
It was learnt that 963 Boko Haram
suspects were also arrested by the
troops of the Operation Laf iya Dole as
the mop up operations of the
Sambisa Forest and surrounding
terrorist hideouts continued .
Irabor, who confirmed the
casualties of the terrorists and
soldiers at a press briefing in
Maiduguri, Borno State , on
Wednesday , said among the
suspects were women who
confessed to be wives of the fleeing
insurgents .
One of our correspondents gathered
that in Wulge village , troops
received an intelligence report that
the Boko Haram members were
about to launch an attack on
residents and mobilised to the area ,
leading to a gun battle .
During the exchange, 11 terrorists
were shot dead , while nine others
were arrested .
However, in the clearance
operations at Manawasi and Garel
areas, it was learnt that the troops
encountered the Boko Haram
members in Bulakesa village
leading to a heavy shoot - out, during
which three soldiers were killed
and four others injured.
During the shoot - out , troops with
the support of the Air component
killed 50 Boko Haram members and
recovered three AK 47 rifles . Also ,
27 suspected members were
arrested during the operation .
Also in Metele village , it was
gathered that troops in conjunction
with the civilian Joint Task Force
conducted another raid , and killed
six Boko Haram members , while
two soldiers were injured .
Irabor said, “ We cleared Wulge,
Metele and Bulakesa villages , where
several Boko Haram members were
shot dead , and sadly , we lost some
officers too. We cleared Asaga,
Gashigar and other villages .
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