Babagana Zulum,
governor of Borno, says the effort of the army in the battle against Boko Haram
insurgents in Damboa is commendable.
Troops exchanged
fire with the insurgents when they invaded a community in the state on
Wednesday.
A resident of the
village had said that the insurgents were repelled by troops of the
117 task force battalion in Chibok.
In a statement on
Thursday, Zulum commended the troops for what he described as “decisive blow
against Boko Haram”.
The governor said he
was impressed by how soldiers fighting on the ground and using fighter jets
warded off the attackers.
“I find it
compelling to salute our gallant soldiers of the Nigerian Army and Air Force,
under operation Lafiya Dole for a decisive blow against Boko Haram insurgents
on Wednesday morning in Damboa town,” the statement read.
“At about 6am
yesterday, squads of the insurgents cleverly attacked Damboa from different
directions, believing their ambush was going to succeed in overrunning the
town. Unfortunately for the insurgents, they met a far more determined and
battle ready military.
“What I find even
more impressive, was that after the insurgents retreated due to defeat, the
military did not stay back, they remobilized and took the war to the fleeing
insurgents and in the process, killed more insurgents and destroyed six more
fighting vehicles, bringing to 19, the number of vehicles destroyed.”
Zulum said his
administration is putting measures in place to end the insurgency and to
restore peace in the state.
“The insurgents were
deprived of and we know what one vehicle used for fighting means to the Boko
Haram, talk more of 19. I salute our ground and air forces. I salute our
volunteers who supported the military. I salute two volunteers, one each of the
Civilian JTF and Vigilantes who paid the supreme price in trying to defend Borno
and Nigeria,” he said.
“I commiserate with
families of two women who died from stray bullets and wish those who sustained
injuries a speedy recovery. I assure the people of Borno State that so much is
being put in place in combined and very resolute effort, to bring an end to the
Boko Haram insurgency. By the power of God, the insurgency will eventually end
and we shall regain our enduring peace and prosperity.”
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so when jona deploy troops to the area you people in the area said he is killing to reduce population so that he can win election, now your eyes are half open , when your eyes become open fully you run to beg jona to forgive you,BH is a believe that must be change in the quran, the root source of BH is in the quran, just like the law of moses eg eye for and eye ,suffer a witch not to live,etc these must change as jesus said love every one and pray for your enemies, xtians have abaddon so many old laws to follow jesus
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