The troops of 8 Task Force Division have commenced an Operation codenamed Operation HARDKNOCK to clear pockets of Boko Haram terrorists, hiding in remote areas of the northern Borno State, along Nigeria-Niger borders. The troops have already cleared pockets of the insurgents from their hideouts in Momo and Tunshe villages around Marte general area Borno state.
Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, Acting Director Army Public Relations, in a statement, said soldiers had rescued 19 women and 19 children held hostages in Dumba village by the terrorists.
“During the rescue operation, the troops neutralized 6 Boko Haram insurgents while others fled with gunshot wounds leaving behind 22 motorcycles, flags and other items,” it noted.
In a related development, troops of Operation LAFIYA DOLE deployed at a checkpoint in Gubio, Gubio Local Government Area of Borno State at about 9.15am Tuesday morning, foiled a suicide attack on Gubio town by 8 Boko Haram terrorists. The suicide bombers who came in a Bedford pick up vehicle primed with Improvised Explosive Devices, including suicide vests, attempted to force their way through the checkpoint but met stiff resistance from troops who insisted that the vehicle be thoroughly checked.
The suicide bombers refused and blew up themselves by detonating one of the suicide vests, killing all the 8 Boko Haram terrorists on board.
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