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Boko Haram
notorious camp besieged by the Nigerian Military
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Troops of the Nigerian
Army and Boko Haram fighters are currently engaged in a fierce gun battle in
Borno state, North East, Nigeria.
Media
report continues:
The
spokesperson for the Army, Sani Usman, made the announcement Monday morning in
a post on his Facebook page.
“Please
be informed that our troops are currently engaged in fierce battle with Boko
Haram terrorists at Kareto, Northern Borno State,” Mr. Usman, a colonel, said.
The
Army spokesperson also promised to provide details later.
Nigerian
troops have in recent months succeeded in pushing out the terror group from
most of its bases across the restive north-east.
On
Sunday, the Army announced the seizure of a large cache of arms and ammunition after taking over Boko Haram’s underground armoury.
The
Nigerian Army chief, Tukur Buratai, had on Sunday, alongside prominent
politicians from Borno supervised the reopening of a major highway linking
Borno and neighbouring Yobe State which was blocked by Boko Haram for over
three years.
Residents
of Buni Yadi, a town held captive by Boko Haram also returned to their town
enmasse on Sunday following its liberation by Nigerian troops.
Boko Haram had raided a government-owned secondary school in the town early in 2014 and reportedly killed a number of students while they slept in their dormitories.
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