The Nigerian army says Mamman
Nur, a factional leader of the Boko Haram insurgent group, has been “fatally
injured”.
Nur was said to have sustained
grave injuries during the army’s bombardment of Boko Haram enclaves.
Onyema Nwachukwu, deputy director
pulic relations of the Lafiya Dole operation, made this known in a statement on
Friday.
“Ongoing artillery and aerial
bombardments of Boko Haram enclaves in the Lake Chad region by troops of
Operation Lafiya Dole has continued to yield positive results,” he said.
“Currently an evaluation report
of the ongoing operation indicates that a major factional leader of the
terrorists group, Mamman Nur has been fatally injured in the bombardment as he
and his sub commanders fled from the onslaught.
“Several of his foot soldiers
have also been killed by troops, while many of the insurgents who escaped are
now surrendering to Republic of Niger Defence Forces, following the amnesty
granted the insurgents by the government of Niger Republic.”
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