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Military Storms Boko Haram Funeral In Borno-Bomb Many


Boko Haram Funeral In Borno, Disrupted By The Military.

Some members of the Boko Haram sect were bombed and killed when the military stormed a mass burial that the sect organised for some of its fighters.

The Intelligence-Led Aerial And Ground Coordinated Operation Launched On September 1, 2022, Involved the Air Task Force, Troops Of 199 Special Forces Battalion And 222 Battalion, Operation Hadin Kai, targeted terrorists hideouts in Gaizuwa, Gabchari, Sheruri, Mantari and Mallum Masari, villages located in Bama Local Government Area of Borno State.

According to the Zagazola Makama, a counter insurgency Expert And Security Analyst In The Lake Chad, an early damage assessment confirmed the successful operation led to the elimination of high-ranking commanders, including Abou Hauwa, (Munzir) Amir Shettima, Akura Buri(Nakif), Abou Zainab, Abou Idris and their fighters.

Sources, according to the Daily Trust say during the raid, ground troops stormed a hideout of the terrorists in Gafchari, where they engaged the terrorists in a gun battle, leading to killing of over 30 fighters while others escaped with bullet wounds.

More than 200 Boko Haram terrorists and five top Commanders of the sect were killed on the fringes of Sambisa Forest, Borno State, during a massive onslaught by the Troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK).

No fewer than 70 Boko Haram fighters reported drowned while trying to escape in Shehuri, a Borno community.


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  1. Anonymous5 September 2022 at 07:16

    Congratulations to d military and Nigeria in extension

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