i feel so....kudos to our soldiers n sss
Boko Haram Commander
Killed In Gun Duel
By: Ankeli Emmanuel on July 12, 2013
- 3:14am
A top commander of the Boko Haram
sect popularly called Buwayayye
(meaning the untouchable in Hausa
language) was killed while another was
captured yesterday in Sokoto, after an
eight-hour fierce gun battle between the
sect and a combined team of security
forces comprising soldiers and
operatives of the State Security Service.
Eleven people including women and
children were rescued.
The brigade commander, 1 Brigade,
Brig. Gen. Ta’siu Ibrahim, confirmed
the operation that sent fear into the
minds of residents within the vicinity.
According to one of the locals, the
residents were forced to say their last
prayers, as all they could hear
throughout the night was continuous
gunshot.
The incident occurred around Gidan
Dare, Kalambaina in Wamakko local
government area of the state, where,
the brigade commander claimed, the
terrorists were successfully repelled.
The operation, which lasted almost
eight hours, according to a military
source, started at about 2am on
Thursday (yesterday) and lasted until
after 9am.
According to the source, the terrorists
were engaged in fierce gun battle but
were overcome, and the forces
recorded no casualty. The source also
added that the security forces killed
and captured the terrorists, including
their wives and children.
Briefing newsmen at the Azazi Hall of 1
Brigade, Sokoto Army Barracks,
yesterday, the brigade commander
enjoined every Nigerian to make peace
a priority, just as he assured of the
readiness of the security agents to
ensure the safety of the lives and
properties of all Nigerians, as well as
protect her territorial integrity in line
with global best practices at all times.
“I want to intimate you with our
activities within the last 24 hours in
ensuring that the atmosphere of peace
prevails, especially in this holy month
that we are in -- the Ramadan period.
Despite the fact that it is a holy month,
a few hoodlums – to be specific,
terrorists – are hell-bent on causing
mayhem and destruction, and spilling
the blood of innocent citizens,” he
said.
Speaking on the operational method,
the commander said, “On a tip-off, we
undertook a joint operation in the
general area of Gidan Dare, around the
Kalambaina road, where a terrorist
hideout was discovered.
“Operations began in the earlier
morning hours of today (yesterday)
and I am pleased to inform you that
the operation was hugely successful.
During the course of the operation,
fatalities on the part of the terrorists
were recorded. To be precise, one of
the terrorists was killed, one captured,
five women and six children were
rescued and they are very safe. Two of
the women are pregnant and are
receiving ante-natal care at the
moment.”
LEADERSHIP FRIDAY investigations
revealed that the five women were from
Borno, Zamfara, Kano, Sokoto states
and the neighbouring Niger Republic.
Of the six children rescued, one boy
was aged 5, and another girl, 3. Two
others boys were aged 2, and there was
a 4-month-old infant girl.
The slain suspected suspect, believed
to be a wanted person, was said to be a
famous member of the terrorist group,
while the captured accomplice, a male
of about 20 years, was alive.
Gen. Ibrahim also thanked the people
for their support: “Without the
cooperation of the good people of
Sokoto State, most of the successes we
are recording would have been
impossible.”
Gen. Ibrahim mentioned the items
recovered within the household: “ six
AK 47 rifles, a pump-action rifle, 13
magazines of ammunition, seven
improvised explosive devices, 32 hi-
watt (6f22) 9v batteries for transistor
radios”.
Other items include an axe, four
handsets, 66 SIM cards, three memory
cards, 10 Orlando Milk cartons, 56
detonator cables used in IEDs, three
handset chargers, N76,685.00, 701
7.62mm ammunition rounds, 13 IEDs
prime clocks, an Abuja vehicle plate
number (EL 295 ABJ) and a wrist-watch,
a copy of the complete Holy Qur’an, a
prayer rosary (Tetsebi) and other
Arabic books.
About four months ago, some
suspected terrorists engaged the JTF in
a similar gun battle and four of them
were allegedly killed at Baddo Quarters
in Wamakko local government area of
Sokoto State.