Nigerian troops have eliminated two of the most wanted Boko Haram terrorist commanders known as Abul-Bas and Ibn Habib at the point between Vuria and Guja settlements along road Banki Junction Pulka axis of Borno state.
A statement by the Director Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Mohammed Yerima said, the 121 and 151 Battalions also recovered 3 x GPMG, 7 x AK47 rifles, a belt of ammunition containing 446 rounds of 7.62mm, one Boxer Motorcycle and one ITEL 2160 mobile phone among others.
Abul-Bas and Ibn Habib were among the top commanders of the Shekau faction operating in Sambisa forest and environs.
The 2 BHT Commanders have been on the Intelligence watch-list for some time. Abul-Bas was a top commander second to Abu Fatima while Ibn Habib was the BHT Commander in charge of Njimia and Parisu camps in the Sambisa Forest.
The neutralization of Abul-Bas and Ibn Habib by the troops has inflicted a big blow on the operations of the terrorists and has further boosted the morale of the troops in the ongoing operation “Tura Takaibango”.
The renewed offensive operations by troops of Operation Tura Takaibango in Operation Lafiya Dole Theatre has continued to inflict heavy casualty on the Boko Haram Terrorists (BHTs) and the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) criminals.
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Major General Ibrahim Attahiru has commended the troops for this feat and other successes being recorded.
He further charged them to intensify the aggressive clearance operation in order to clear the Sambisa Forest and environs of all remnant terrorists and their collaborators.
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