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General News of Thursday, 24 September 2020

Source: www.mynigeria.com

Soldiers kill top Boko Haram fighters, commanders in Lake Chad

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Soldiers of Operation Lafiya Dole have gotten rid of several top commanders and fighters of the Boko Haram terrorist group in their various camps at the fringes of Lake Chad in Kukawa Local Government Area (LGA) of Borno.

Major-General John Enenche, the Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, September 24, 2020 in Abuja.

According to Enche, the troops also destroyed several camps used by the terrorists located at Tunbun Gini, Tunbun Nbororo, Tunbun Kayoma, Tunbun Kaza, and Tunbun Fulani during the operation.

He said that some of the top Boko Haram/ISWAP commanders killed during the operation were - Abu Usman, Alhaji Shettima, Modu Mainok, Bukar Gana, Abu Summayya, Amir Taam, and Amir Kuraish.

Enche added that the Armed Forces of Nigeria in collaboration with other security agencies were committed to ending terrorism and other security challenges in the country.

He said: “While the good people of the North-East are once again assured of troop’s commitment to the safety of lives and property within the zone, they are also encouraged to continue to avail the troops timely and credible information that will assist them in the conduct of their operations.”