Buratai Leads Troops Into Liberated Gamboru Ngala, Releases 128 Boko Haram Detainees
— Sep 10, 2015 4:3
The chief of army staff (COAS) Lt. General Tukur Buratai, has led Nigerian troops on field inspection of the recaptured strategic town of Gamboru Ngala, crossing a bridge to Fatokol where a huge crowd of Nigerians received them with cheers and emotional tears.
The level of devastation of Gamboru Ngala was very pathetic as most infrastructure and monuments including vehicles, shops and streetlights had been destroyed by Boko Haram terrorists while the town was under their control.
The army chief assured the crowd that with the support of President Muhammadu Buhari, supply of new equipment and deployment of well-trained troops, the Boko Haram atrocities would soon come to an end.
Army releases 128 Boko Haram detainees
Meanwhile, the Nigerian Army has released 128 detainees who have been cleared by the joint intelligence corps, after certifying that they had no link with the Boko Haram terrorist group in Borno.
Buratai who handed over the detainees to Gov. Kashim Shettima said that they were arrested at different parts of the state by the military in its anti-terrorism campaign.
Buratai said that after thorough screening by a team of military intelligence officers, the police and the Department of State Security Service (DSSS), the suspects were found to be clean and were thus released.
Sambisa Raid: Troops in steady progress against Boko Haram – Army
The Army has said that troops involved in the counter-insurgency operation code-named “Operation Lafiya Dole’’ are making steady progress towards clearing all Boko Haram enclaves in and around Sambisa Forest.
A statement issued by the acting director of Army Public Relations, Sani Usman, said that troops were currently clearing Boko Haram hideouts around areas that had already been taken over by the Army within the forest.
He reaffirmed the commitment of the Nigerian Army towards ending insurgency and ensuring a safe and secure Nigeria in line with the directive of President Muhammadu Buhari.
In a related development, the Army announced the arrest of some suspected suppliers of hard drugs and other stimulants to Boko Haram terrorists. The Army said the suspects were arrested by troops between Depchi and Geidam in Geidam local government area of Yobe State on Tuesday.
NEMA receives another 650 IDPs from Cameroon
NEMA Official Addressing Some Internally Displaced Persons
Meanwhile, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has said that another set of 650 Nigerian refugees arrived at Fufore, Adamawa State, who were sent back from Cameroon.
The agency’s camps coordinator, Sa’ad Bello, said the repatriated Nigerians were mostly women and children. “So far, we have received over 9,000 Nigerians who escaped Boko Haram attacks to Cameroon Republic; the repatriated Nigerians were mostly women and children from Borno.”
He said the agency has settled the IDPs in four major camps in the state. The camps coordinator said the new IDPs were undergoing intensive security and health screening and appealed to well-meaning Nigerians and organisations to collaborate with the agency in assisting them.
Navy redeploys 28 Rear Admirals, 33 Commodores
The chief of naval staff, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, has approved the redeployment of 61 senior officers of flag ranks in the Nigerian Navy with the exercise affecting 28 Rear Admirals and 33 Commodores.
A statement by the director of naval information, Commodore Kabir Aliyu, yesterday, said the redeployed senior officers are expected to resume in their new units in the third week of this month.
Lake Chad Basin countries committed to ending Boko Haram – DHQ
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has said that the Lake Chad Basin member-countries are committed to ending the menace of Boko Haram terrorists in the region.
The acting director of defence information, Col. Rabe Abubakar, who made the revelation, said the concerned countries have formed a joint regional force comprising 8,700 troops under the Multi-National Joint Task Forces to execute the war against terror.
Abubakar spoke during a maiden media parley with journalists at the Defence Headquarters in Abuja yesterday, where he called for a stronger military/media relations for the public to appreciate the sacrifices and display of gallantry by the Nigerian troops and other security agents in the ongoing war against insurgency.
North-East’ll need $1bn to repair infrastructure destroyed by Boko Haram – Shettima
Borno State governor Kashim Shettima, has said that the Northeast will need $1billion to repair infrastructure destroyed by the Boko Haram, Bloomberg reports.
“Hospitals, bridges, roads that they mined will require about N79billion ($397million) to rebuild,” Shettima said in an interview in his office in Maiduguri.
“If you are to quantify the homes, the figure may reach even three times the figure I quoted. The quantum of funds required for the rehabilitation, reconstruction and resettlement of our people is so enormous. It increases by the day,” he said.
The World Bank is considering a $2.1 billion loan to rebuild infrastructure in the Northeastern state after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari in Washington in July. Shettima said he is making efforts to ensure his state gets some of the funds and rebuilding
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