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The quest by the Nigerian forces to take over the Sambisa Forest base of Boko Haram terrorists in Borno State has continued to record more successes.
Gallant soldiers of 21 Brigade, 7 Division, have continued their offensive operations against the insurgents still hiding in the forest.
On Sunday, May 8, 2016, the troops cleared four villages in the terrorists’ enclave which included Bala Karege, Goske, Harda and the famous Markas 3.
There was no encounter with the group in all the villages as the terrorists have abandoned their huts to seek refuge elsewhere.
Unfortunately, the soldiers ran into an ambush at Harda village, while advancing. The resilient troops successfully cleared the ambush without any casualty and proceeded with the operations.
The formation recovered suicide vests and quite a number of high calibre weapons which included; 1 Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) Bomb, 18 rounds of 23mm Shilka ammunition, 1 Barrel of AK-47 rifle, 1 Extra-barrel of General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG), 3 AK-47 rifle magazines, metal link of 12.7mm ammunition and a heavy-duty solar panel battery.
Also recovered were 10 vehicles and 50 motorcycles belonging to the fleeing terrorists.
In a related development, Boko Haram terrorists from another part of Sambisa forest were reported to have taken advantage of the heavy downpour that occurred to move closer to the troops.
However, the Nigerian forces were very vigilant as they decisively and successfully dealt with the intruders. So far, 2 vehicles were recovered from them and over 8 Boko Haram terrorists bodies were counted before nightfall.
