During the deadly encounter, 40 suspected terrorists died while 4 soldiers lost their lives and 9 were wounded.
This was contained in a press statement issued to Journalists and signed by the Defence Headquarters Spokesman, Major General Chris Olukolade yesterday.
Vanguard’s Correspondent observed that there were three explosions on the night of Thursday at 9pm and 11pm and another explosion went off at about 5am yesterday in the outskirts of Maiduguri, thereby leading to intensive stop- and- search operation within the city by military and civilian JTF.
Olukolade stated that more than 16 rifles and a substantial number of assorted calibres of ammunition, Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) materials, SIM Cards and electronic items have so far been recovered.
He noted that two of the terrorists were earlier arrested at a local market two days ago while trying to procure foodstuff while others were spying on the military base in the area.
Others still being trailed according to the Defence Spokesman include a terrorist medic who was on a mission to procure drugs for use by his colleagues.
Gov
Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State on Sunday said that the vacuum left by his
late deputy, Mrs Funmilayo Olayinka, had remained unfilled.
Residents
of Soka, Oluyole Local Government Area of Oyo State, where scores of
decomposing human bodies and captives were discovered in a forest about a
fortnight ago, have called on the security agencies to beam their
search light on the Fulani herdsmen, who were seen grazing their cattle
side-by-side the horror camp.
Following
the Borno-Yobe People’s Forum opposition to any attempt by the Federal
Government to extend the emergency rule in the North-East due to
terminate on April 19, the Adamawa State governor, Murtala Nyako and his
Borno State counterpart, Kashim Shettima, have called for a review of
the security strategy in the region.
