Band of boko haram fighters who invaded Michika community in Adamawa state, scouting for food and money were said to have abandoned one Hilux van and two Toyota cars loaded with looted foodstuff, following the successful onslaught against them by Special Forces, says the Defence headquarters yesterday.
In a similar vein, DHQ said that its operations against oil thieves in the Niger Delta recorded a boost with the discovery and destruction of an illegal refining camp with 18 ovens, 18 coolers, 39 waste pits as well as recovery of 26 surface tanks and five pits cumulatively filled with about 750,000 litres of stolen crude.
Acting Director of Defence Information, Col Onyema Nwachukwu made the disclosure in a statement while giving an update of several operations going on across the country.
Nigerian troops He said, “In its relentless effort to ensure adequate national security the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has been engrossed in tackling the menace of terrorism, insurgency, armed banditry and sabotage of critical national economic assets, through coordinated military operations across the country. “The DHQ has recorded quite a number of operational successes over the week. “Some of the successes recorded include, the repel of Boko Haram Terrorists (BHTs) attack on Michika Town in Michika Local Government Area (LGA), Adamawa state. “The insurgents who were on a looting mission for logistics had attacked a bank and some shops in the area, damaging an Automated Teller Machine (ATM) and carting away food items. “However, the insurgents ran out of luck when troops of 143 Battalion and 115 Task Force Brigade at neighbouring Lassa in Borno State mobilized to the area and engaged the insurgents in a fierce combat forcing the insurgents to flee. “The fleeing insurgents were again ambushed and neutralized by Special Forces troops at Maikadiri Village in Askira Uba LGA of Borno State. “The gallant troops recovered one Hilux van, two Toyota Starlet cars loaded with looted food stuff and motorcycles from the fleeing insurgents.
