Army Intercept Letter Written By Boko Haram Seeking Support In Arms and Amunition

The Nigerian Army under the Operation Lafiya Dole, has said that the cleaning up of remnants of the Boko Haram Terrorists in the northeast, has continued to yield positive results, saying they have intercepted a letter written by the terrorist seeking support in arms and ammunition.

Theatre Commander of the Operation, Major General Lucky Irabor, stated this at the Army’s weekly briefing which took place on Thursday in Maiduguri,  said the army was concerned about the attacks being carried out by Boko Haram in Borno state and was working hard to prevent them.

He said the army has carried out special operations, arrested thousands of people and interrogated them in a bid to locate the factories Boko Haram use to make their improvised explosive devices, IED.

Irabor during the briefing also said the coordinates used by the Nigerian Air Force in the Rann bombing were incorrect but there were Boko Haram insurgents in the area.

“Inspite of the regrettable occurrence of 7th January 2017 at Rann, our gallant troops have continued to gain traction by recording success in our operational engagements.

With respect to the Rann incident, Irabor further stated that an emergency response team was established afterwards.

“A well co-ordinated response, involving the troops of Operation Lafiya Dole, United Nations Office of the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the ICRC, MSF and Borno state government was initiated.

“A surgical centre was established in Rann to help stabilise the wounded before being evacuated to Maiduguri.”

He then used the opportunity to appreciate the government as well as people of Borno state for their understanding over the mistaken air strike that led to the death of about 112 persons as stated by him.

It’s the fact that the coordinates were wrong that led to that unfortunate incident of the accidental bombing of the IDP camp.