Troops Kill Boko Haram Commander, 30 Terrorists in Borno

Nigerian troops have killed a top Boko Haram
commander known as Ameer Abubakar Gana
and several others in various battles in Borno
State; in an ongoing operation to clear remnants
of the terrorists in parts of the North-east
region.
The Director of Army Public Relations (DAPR),
Col. Sani Usman in a statement yesterday, said
the troops acted following credible information
on the presence of Boko Haram terrorists, their
camp and other facilities at Chukungudu.
Usman noted that a planned attack comprising
troops of 22 Brigade Garrison, and 153 Task
Force Battalion of 7 Division and 8 Task Force
Division as well as Nigeria Air Force Intelligence
Surveillance Reconnaissance (ISR) and some
Civilian JTF, was carried out on the Boko Haram
terrorists’ stronghold at Chukungudu.
While advancing to the location, he said the
troops encountered terrorists’ ambush positions
at Muskari, Gilam and Hausasi before
descending on their main objective at
Chukungudu.
He said during the encounter at the camp, the
troops killed 19 Boko Haram Terrorists including
their notorious leader in the area called Ameer
Abubakar Gana.
“They also discovered and destroyed the
terrorists’ Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs)-
making factory, discovered and successfully
detonated four primed IEDs. The troops also
recovered two Anti-Aircraft Guns, an AK-47 rifle,
a pistol, Rocket Propelled Gun (RPG) bomb,
AK-47 Magazine, 267 rounds of 7.62mm (NATO)
metal links ammunition and 23 rounds of
12.7mm belt ammunition,” he stated.
He listed other recovered items to include a
Canter truck, a Gun truck, Land Rover vehicle
and a Toyota Hilux vehicle.
Usman said two soldiers unfortunately suffered
gun-shot wounds as a result of enemy action.
He however, stated that both of them are stable
and responding to treatment at the Field
Ambulance.
He also said troops of 202 Battalion of 21
Brigade in Operation Lafiya Dole have ambushed
Boko Haram elements in which they killed three
and arrested one of the terrorists at Sabsawa-
Boarding road and BOCOBS-Ngurusoye road
between June 1 and 2.
He said the captured Boko Haram terrorist,
Umar Mustapha, who claimed to have come
from Sabsawa, has been handed over to the
Brigade Headquarters for further interrogation
and processing.
The Army Spokesman said the troops have
continued their clearance operations of the
remnants of Boko Haram terrorists within the
Sambisa forest. He also said earlier on Friday,
the troops of 112 Battalion on patrol from Mafa
to Dikwa were ambushed at Ajiri village by the
terrorists.
Although they successfully cleared the ambush,
Usman disclosed that one soldier died in the
process, while an officer and three soldiers
sustained various degrees of injury. He also said
one of the civilian JTF accompanying the patrol
team was also injured.
Source: Thisdaylive

Herbalist kills 13-year-old boy in juju experiment

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Mother chains daughter for refusing to attend school

This woman chained her daughter to a street lamp post for playing truant from school. The eight-year-old child was tied with a metal chain around her ankle and tied to a large metal post. The young girl was left there by her raging mother. Good Samaritans heard the girl crying in the car park outside the family's apartment on Wednesday afternoon. They tried freeing her but the thick chain was strongly secured with two padlocks - leaving the girl stuck for over an hour before arrival of the police. She told cops that her mum had punished her because she failed to attend mandarin classes at school in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The unemployed 30-year-old woman was taken in for questioning and later released. See more photos below;

Benin residents instructed not to cook with fire on Sunday

Oba of Benin The Benin Traditional Council has instructed residents not to cook with fire on Sunday, June 5, as part of activities for continuation of the 15 days funeral rites for late Monarch, Oba Erediauwa. The instruction is contained in a statement issued by the Secretary to the Benin Traditional Council, Mr Frank Irabor, made available on Friday in Benin. Irabor stated that Sunday would be the day of Edenagberen- Mwiwu in the royal funeral rites programme and as such, there would be no cooking with fire, in accordance with Benin customs and tradition. He then called on Benin indigenes and non-indigenes in the kingdom to observe the Igberimwin rite.

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