Read official press statement from Defence
Headquarters:
A large number of terrorists have drowned in
the Lake Chad as they fled the heavy
bombardment by Nigerian Air force heralding
the advance of Nigerian troops on mission to
flush them out of Baga. Not even the strategy
of mining over 1500 spots with land mines on
the routes leading to the town could save the
terrorists from the aggressive move of
advancing troops.
All the land mines were skillfully cleared one
after the other. Eventually, the resistance of
the terrorists collapsed and the land forces
finally stormed the town in the early hours of
Friday.Many of the terrorists died while an
unknown but substantial number of them fled
with various degrees of injury, in the series of
encounter along the routes of advance of the
as troops headed for Baga.
Apart from the 5 anti air craft guns and the
rifles captured from the terrorists, over 34
motorcycles and 5 vehicles including trucks
being used for operations by the terrorists
were destroyed in the course of the fighting
as troops headed for Baga. The troops finally
began clearing the terrorists from Baga on
arrival in the town early Saturday morning.
A comprehensive cordon and search phase of
military operation has now commenced to
enable troops mop up arms and ammunition
and also apprehend any terrorist who might be
hiding in the vicinity. The exercise will also
determine details of the casualties inflicted or
incurred in the course of the operations to
clear Baga and environ of terrorists.
Similar exercise is being carried out in over 15
locations namely Gajigana, Ngaze, Ngenzai,
Marte Junction, Mile 90, Yoyo, Kekeno,
Kukawa, Cross Kauwa,, Kangarwa, Amirari,
Kichimatari, Borokari Barati, Kauwa and other
localities where troops have flushed out the
terrorists in the operations preceding the entry
to Baga. The troops are now dominating and
conducting aggressive patrols in the locations.
The morale of troops remain high.
Headquarters:
A large number of terrorists have drowned in
the Lake Chad as they fled the heavy
bombardment by Nigerian Air force heralding
the advance of Nigerian troops on mission to
flush them out of Baga. Not even the strategy
of mining over 1500 spots with land mines on
the routes leading to the town could save the
terrorists from the aggressive move of
advancing troops.
All the land mines were skillfully cleared one
after the other. Eventually, the resistance of
the terrorists collapsed and the land forces
finally stormed the town in the early hours of
Friday.Many of the terrorists died while an
unknown but substantial number of them fled
with various degrees of injury, in the series of
encounter along the routes of advance of the
as troops headed for Baga.
Apart from the 5 anti air craft guns and the
rifles captured from the terrorists, over 34
motorcycles and 5 vehicles including trucks
being used for operations by the terrorists
were destroyed in the course of the fighting
as troops headed for Baga. The troops finally
began clearing the terrorists from Baga on
arrival in the town early Saturday morning.
A comprehensive cordon and search phase of
military operation has now commenced to
enable troops mop up arms and ammunition
and also apprehend any terrorist who might be
hiding in the vicinity. The exercise will also
determine details of the casualties inflicted or
incurred in the course of the operations to
clear Baga and environ of terrorists.
Similar exercise is being carried out in over 15
locations namely Gajigana, Ngaze, Ngenzai,
Marte Junction, Mile 90, Yoyo, Kekeno,
Kukawa, Cross Kauwa,, Kangarwa, Amirari,
Kichimatari, Borokari Barati, Kauwa and other
localities where troops have flushed out the
terrorists in the operations preceding the entry
to Baga. The troops are now dominating and
conducting aggressive patrols in the locations.
The morale of troops remain high.