Boko Haram: Police eliminate terrorists, recover weapons, gun trucks
- There was a gun battle between some policemen and Boko Haram insurgents in Borno on Tuesday, January 21
- The officers who belong to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) killed many insurgents during the fierce engagement
- The SARS personnel revealed that they succeeded in recovering some weapons and gun trucks
Boko Haram terrorists in Borno state were on Tuesday, January 21, defeated and eliminated by officers of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS).
The SARS personnel revealed that their victory came after a fierce gun battle with the insurgents in the Mainok Village of Maiduguri, Nigerian Tribune reports.
The officers, recounting their experience to top Nigerian Army personnel, said that the SARS men gallantly and bravely defeated the terrorists and recovered some weapons from them, including about four gun trucks.
They said that while some of the terrorists escaped during the operation, a lot of them were actually killed.
The police officers called for a collaboration with the Nigerian Army in the battle against terrorism in the country, especially in the northeastern region.
Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that vice president Yemi Osinbajo joined his principal, Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday, January 21, on the latter's declaration that his administration would make Boko Haram pay for the killing Rev Lawal Andimi, a chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN).
Osinbajo said he was lost for the right words to use in describing the killing of Andimi, who was kidnapped by the terrorists in Adamawa.
"Words fail me as I share my heartfelt sympathy with the family of Rev Lawal Andimi. The senseless killing of the bishop despite ongoing efforts to secure his freedom further reiterates the callous and irrational nature of the Boko Haram terrorists," he said.
Osinbajo described Andimi as a true leader and pillar of his church and community adding that he was an inspiration to him and others.
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"Just like the president has said in his statement, we remain committed in our mission to defeat these terrorists. And we shall, as we relentlessly work towards a safer Nigeria for us all," he added.
In a related report, Legit.ng relayed that the president said the action of the sect is provocative and inhuman. Buhari's anger stems from the killing of a chairman of CAN by the terrorists.
Andimi, who was head of the Michika local government area, Adamawa state branch of CAN, was abducted by the insurgents who carried out attacks on communities.
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