The Nigerian Army on Thursday said Special Forces Troops have been unleashed on Boko Haram Terrorists in series of clearance operations in Borno state leading to the killings of hundreds of the insurgents and the confiscation of their weapons. The troops made up of Nigerian Army Special Forces, the Nigerian Navy Special Forces as well as the Nigerian Air Force Special Forces, however, lost an officer and a soldier during the clearance operations. According to The Nigerian Army Spokesman, Brig. Gen Sani Usman, the operations which commenced December 28 last year ensure that several towns and villages were cleared of the remnants of the insurgents. Brig, Gen Usman said in a statement that among towns cleared were Zare, Gudumbali, Kukawa, and Cross Kauwa, while troops have also taken control of Baga and are now clearing the fringes of Lake Chad. He particularly ...
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