Troops involved in the ongoing counter terrorism operation
in the North-East have arrested a number of terrorists who
disguised as women in Baga, Borno State.
Baga, the headquarters of the Multi National joint Task
Force, was captured by the insurgents in January but was
recaptured by the Special Forces on Saturday.
The Director of Defence Information, Maj. Gen. Chris
Olukolade, who stated this in a statement on Monday, did
not give the exact number of the terrorists arrested.
Olukolade had said in an earlier statement on Sunday that
troops were screening a group of people mostly women in
Baga to ascertain their true identities and to find out
whether they were supporters of the deadly sect or not.
The Defence spokesman said that the troops had arrested
many terrorists hiding in Baga apart from those captured
during the battle to liberate the town.
Olukolade, who also said that several arms and bombs
hidden at some locations within Baga had been recovered,
stated that those in custody were being interrogated.
He said, “The cordon and search in Baga has revealed
some terrorists disguising as women.
“The searches are also yielding more discoveries of arms
especially bombs hidden in various locations, especially
Baga town.
“Apart from those captured in the course of fighting, many
terrorists hiding in the town are being arrested and troops
are still busy interrogating the suspects.
“In furtherance of the mission to clear terrorists from all
their enclaves by the military, the Nigerian Air Force has
stepped up its air bombardments of identified targets in
Gwoza, Bama and Sambisa forest, preparatory to other
phases of the mission.
“The air strikes have been highly successful as they
achieved the aims, hitting vital targets with required
precision. Terrorists are now in disarray as they scamper to
escape from the impact of air bombardment of their
locations in the forest.”
He said that the military was now preoccupied with the
consolidation of the liberated areas to pave the way for the
return of the residents after flushing out the terrorists from
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