Around Nigerian border with Cameroon, a fierce gun batlle was launched against the fundermentalist Islamic group, the bokoharam , wich led to the killing of 180 boko haram insurgents and two gendarmes.
The Cameronian army also said that during the battle which took place on Tuesday evening, many of the wounded insurgents were also arrested.
About 200 rifles, 70 machine guns and heavy military hardware were said to have been recovered from the insurgents by the soldiers.
A reliable military source confirmed the development , shortly after the the Nigerian Army in Kano State disclosed that it had foiled a plot to bomb Kano during the forthcoming Sallah festival by uncovering a bomb factory in Gezawa Local Government Area.
It was gathered that the Camerounian authorities directed the soldiers to launch the attack against the Nigerian gunmen, who had earlier on Tuesday, ambushed and killed two gendarmes on patrol in the border community.
“Ironically, the Camerounians who had been reluctant in spite of complaints by Nigeria at the diplomatic level are the ones now reaching out to us to ensure that the fleeing insurgents are not allowed to escape. So, I can tell you that the heat is on them.”
It was also gathered that Nigerien soldiers in the Multinational Joint Task Force killed an unspecified number of Boko Haram members on some island communities near Lake Chad on Sunday.
the Director of Defence Information, Brig.-Gen Chris Olukolade, he said, “Our neighbouring countries, either through the instrumentality of the Multi National Joint Task Force or through their security instruments, are involved in operations to complement what we are doing against terrorism.
“I am aware that the MNJTF and Nigerian security agencies are combing everywhere for any strange movement in our territory,” Olukolade said.
I see some development in this battle, hope the camerounian army will still maintain their border support.
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