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Nigerian Army neutralises 4 Boko Haram insurgents in Borno state, recovers items (photos)
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Nigerian Army neutralises 4 Boko Haram insurgents in Borno state, recovers items (photos)

by  Nurudeen Lawal 2 min read

- Troops of the Nigerian Army neutralised four suspected Boko Haram terrorists in Borno state

- They also recovered some items from the suspected insurgents

Troops of operation Lafiya Dole while on clearance operation at Gawasa village in Guzamala local government area of Borno state on Wednesday, June 27, neutralised suspected Boko Haram terrorists terrorising the area.

The director Army public relations, Brigadier General Texas Chukwu, disclosed this on Friday, June 29, via the official Facebook page of the Nigerian Army.

Legit.ng gathered that four members of the terrorists were neutralised during the operation while several Items were recovered.

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Nigerian Army neutralises Boko Haram insurgents in Borno state, recovers items (photos)
Some items (loaves of bread and others) recovered from the terrorists. Credit: Facebook/Nigerian Army

Nigerian Army neutralises Boko Haram insurgents in Borno state, recovers items (photos)
A bag of rice and some other items recovered from the terrorists. Credit: Facebook/Nigerian Army

Nigerian Army neutralises Boko Haram insurgents in Borno state, recovers items (photos)
Some quantity of nails recovered from the suspected insurgents.Credit: Facebook/Nigerian Army

The items include:

  1. Five motorcycles
  2. Three motorcycle engines
  3. Five motorcycle tubes
  4. Two motorcycle tyres
  5. 50 litres of premium spirit
  6. Two bags of flour
  7. One bag of rice
  8. 100 loaves of bread
  9. 60 Containers of 5-litre vegetable oil
  10. Four cartons of detergent
  11. Some quantity of nails
  12. Phone chargers
  13. Extension box
  14. Stabilizer
  15. Some quantity of drugs

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Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously had reported over 2000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) of Guzamala extraction living in Bakassi IDP Camp in Maiduguri on Tuesday, June 19, commenced movement to return to their original homeland in Guzamala local government area of Borno state.

Colonel Onyema Nwachukwu, the deputy director of public relations, Theatre Command operation Lafiya Dole, made this known in a statement made available to Legit.ng.

The IDPs numbering about 2,043 individuals, making up 378 households constitute the first batch of IDPs who willingly expressed the desire to return to their communities to resettle and resume their traditional occupation of farming and fishing, as well as other socio-economic activities.

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Nurudeen Lawal (Head of Politics and Current Affairs Desk) Nurudeen Lawal is an AFP-certified journalist with a wealth of experience spanning over 8 years. He received his B/Arts degree in Literature-in-English from OAU. Lawal is the Head of the Politics/CA Desk at Legit.ng, where he applies his expertise to provide incisive coverage of events. He was named the Political Desk Head of the Year (Nigeria Media Nite-Out Award 2023). He is also a certified fact-checker (Dubawa fellowship, 2020). Contact him at lawal.nurudeen@corp.legit.ng or +2347057737768.

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