Boko Haram notorious commanders, Abul-Bas and Ibn Habib,
have been killed.
Troops took them out in an operation at Banki Junction road
around Pulka axis in Borno State.
Abul-Bas and Ibn Habib belonged to the Shekau faction of
Boko Haram, with bases in Sambisa forest and environs.
The duo and several other top terrorists have been on
intelligence agencies’ watchlist for months.
New of their killing comes two weeks after same fate befell
Ali Bor and Maleum Modu
Abul-Bas and Ibn Habib their bodyguards and other fighters
were annihilated in an ambush at a location between Vuria and Guja settlements.
A military intelligence officer disclosed that troops
recovered one GPMG, several AK-47 rifles, belt of ammunition containing rounds
of 7.62mm, motorcycles and mobile phones.
The officer said psychologically, the death of Abul-Bas and
Ibn Habib has inflicted a big blow to the Boko Haram sect
“It has further boosted the overall fighting spirit and
morale of troops in the ongoing Operation Tura Takai Bango.
“The team comprises of a compact ambush team from 121
Battalion and elements of 151 Battalion known as the Gaddafi Squad”, he told
PRNigeria on Saturday.
Operation Tura Takai Bango, the military’s first major
offensive in 2021, seeks to degrade the activities of terrorists in the
North-East.
General Officer Commanding (GOC) of 7 Division, Maj. Gen.
Abdul Khalifa, has hailed Army Commanders in the Theatre on behalf of the Chief
of Army Staff (COAS), Maj. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru.
Khalifa charged them to intensify their aggressive clearance
operation, so as to clear Sambisa forest and other targets of remnants of
terrorists and their collaborators.
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