Boko Haram Insurgency: Troops recapture Fatori
Thu Sep 22, 2016 07:39:pm National
4.3K By Buchi Obichie
Regional troops battling against Boko Haram insurgents have recaptured a
town on the shores of Lake Chad from Boko Haram, Nigeria's military
said on Wednesday.
Confirming the clash, the Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman, said that several of the insurgents were killed in the ongoing operation.
According to him, the troops were able to overpower the insurgents at Mallam Fatori during the operation, which also involved the fighter jets of the Nigerian Air Force.
Usman said that the terrorists left the area and had gathered around the nation's border with Niger.
He said, "As part of Operation Gama Aiki, troops of Operation Lafiya Dole and Multinational Joint Task Force captured Mallam Fatori in the northern part of Borno State, after a fierce battle closely covered by air operations.
"However, the terrorists reinforced around the border with Niger Republic.
"This was while the troops were consolidating on this success. The troops killed several of the Boko Haram terrorists in the resulting encounter and subsequently had to withdraw to a vantage position. The operation continues."
In an emailed statement, Usman said Nigerian troops and counterparts from the Multinational Joint Task Force had "captured Mallam Fatori after a fierce battle backed by air support.
"But the terrorists reinforced around (the) border with Niger, while the troops were consolidating on this success."
Mallam Fatori, in Borno State, was liberated in March last year as part of a regional counter-offensive against the Islamists, who had captured swathes of territory in north-eastern Nigeria in 2014.
But the town was re-occupied by Boko Haram fighters, after troops left.
The MNJTF is made up of soldiers from Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Benin.
Confirming the clash, the Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman, said that several of the insurgents were killed in the ongoing operation.
According to him, the troops were able to overpower the insurgents at Mallam Fatori during the operation, which also involved the fighter jets of the Nigerian Air Force.
Usman said that the terrorists left the area and had gathered around the nation's border with Niger.
He said, "As part of Operation Gama Aiki, troops of Operation Lafiya Dole and Multinational Joint Task Force captured Mallam Fatori in the northern part of Borno State, after a fierce battle closely covered by air operations.
"However, the terrorists reinforced around the border with Niger Republic.
"This was while the troops were consolidating on this success. The troops killed several of the Boko Haram terrorists in the resulting encounter and subsequently had to withdraw to a vantage position. The operation continues."
In an emailed statement, Usman said Nigerian troops and counterparts from the Multinational Joint Task Force had "captured Mallam Fatori after a fierce battle backed by air support.
"But the terrorists reinforced around (the) border with Niger, while the troops were consolidating on this success."
Mallam Fatori, in Borno State, was liberated in March last year as part of a regional counter-offensive against the Islamists, who had captured swathes of territory in north-eastern Nigeria in 2014.
But the town was re-occupied by Boko Haram fighters, after troops left.
The MNJTF is made up of soldiers from Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Benin.
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