简体中文
Nigerian troops combating terrorists in northeastern states is clearing roads in the region of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), planted by Boko Haram insurgents, an official said on Wednesday.
Col. Tukur Gusau, the spokesman for the 7 Division of Nigerian Army, announced this in a statement issued in Maiduguri, the restive Borno State capital city on Wednesday.
He said troops of the division, during Clearance and Linking Up Operations, recovered five IEDs planted on the road linking Gwoza and Yamteke towns.
The explosives had since been defused and destroyed by a team of Nigerian Army engineers, he added, adding that troops also discovered a hideout in which weapons and equipment used for construction of IEDs were hidden following routing out of terrorists in the area a couple of days ago.
"They include five drilling, one filing, two cutting, one disc filing machines, 52 compact discs, nine rocket propelled grenades, seven charges, one 105mm pack howitzer, one BMG tripod stand and one cutting/drilling machine," he added.
The military spokesperson reiterated the readiness of the troops to ensure that the Boko Haram terrorists were flushed out and peace restored by all means in the region.
The combined efforts by Nigerian Air Force fighter jets and ground troops have destroyed camps of the suspected terrorists in recent operations in the region.
Boko Haram has killed more than 13,000 people and injured more in attacks carried out in the last six years. Enditem
