Soldiers sack insurgents from Borno forest

The Nigerian military says it has sacked Boko Haram insurgents from the Alagamo forest in Borno.

Sani Usman, acting director of army public relations, issued a statement saying the insurgents cleared were of the “last camp” and mopping–up oeration had already begun.

“This morning, troops of the Nigerian Army along with support from the Nigerian Air Force, cleared the last camp of Boko Haram terrorists in Alagarno forest located between Kaga and Daboa local government areas of Borno, which link Yobe and Gombe States,” the statement read.

“The key terrorists’ camp within the forest includes Falluja and Timbuktu camps, which have all been cleared.”

The statement said so far, a lot of recoveries including armoured fighting vehicles and computers, were made.

It added that troops were now mopping up the general area and that details of the operations would be disclosed later.