March 31, (THEWILL) – Troops of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), have neutralised scores of Boko Haram/Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists in the ongoing clearance operations around Lake Chad region.
The renewed vigour under Operation Lake Sanity, by the troops to flush out the remnants of the terrorists around the fringes of Lake Chad region has continued to yield positive results.
Zagazola Makama, a Counter-Terrorism Expert and Security Analyst, on Thursday, revealed that the troops also rescued 21 women, 11 male children and nine female children in the operations, which commenced on March 28, 2022.
An intelligence source disclosed that the troops successfully cleared Cemente, Bagadaza, Zanari and Wulgo in Gamboru Ngala local government area of Borno State.
“There were two encounters with the Boko Haram/ISWAP insurgents at Zanari and also at the harbour area. Both attacks were decisively dealt with”, the source added.
According to the source, many of the terrorists fled with multiple gunshot wounds during the encounters.
