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As a result of its renewed resolve to flush out the cancerous Boko Haram epidemic prior to the March 38 and April 11 general elections, the Military has recorded a huge success in its sweeping operation at the Sambisa Forest Headquarter of Boko Haram, having among other things destroyed their buffer camps.
Special Forces of the Nigerian military backed by attack aircraft of the Nigerian Air force, Thursday night commenced their movement into the Sambisa Forests.
A detachment of the Nigerian military has stormed the Sambisa Forest in Borno State to dislodge members of the violent sect, Boko Haram
As a result of the military’s movement into the terrorists laden forest, Vanguard gathered that recently acquired latest T 55 Armoured Personnel Carriers [APC], with capability for mine and explosives sweeping devices and heavy artillery Howitzer guns, led the way from the ground while the air force carried out air bombardments from the air.
Consequently, military sources in the epicentre of the operation told Vanguard that six buffer camps of the terrorists manned by heavily armed terrorists, who were positioned to stop the Nigerian military for gaining entrance into the forest were taken out and scores of Boko Haram fighters killed.
Naijahottestgist had reported that the West African Allied Forces which comprises of the Nigeria, Chad, Niger and Cameroon military forces on Thursday stormed the Sambisa Forest in Borno State, killing a good number of the Boko Haram insurgents.
we learnt that the air forces bombarded the insurgents, before ground forces moved in and incapacitated the insurgents.
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This comes as President Goodluck Jonathan reassures the international community of his determination to recover all the territories in the hand of Boko Haram within the next few weeks.
Already the insurgents have been pushed out of Gamboru which lies on the Nigerian border with Cameroon.
At the moment, the military have crossed into the eastern fringe of Borno State, targeting other areas under Boko Haram control.
The forest is widely believed to host some of the training camps and facilities of Boko Haram in the North-East.
It was learnt that the military high command decided to invade the vast forest in order to make the North-West safe for the general elections.
The National Information Centre (NIC), had on Thursday said it has received intelligence reports indicating a considerable movement of Boko Haram recruits from locations such as Geidam, Mairi and Dupcha (all in Borno State) to training camps within the general area.
