different encounters in Borno State.
Director of Defence Information, Maj. Gen. Chris Olukolade, said in an
electronic mail to our correspondent in Abuja on Monday that the
insurgents were killed at Alafa Forests, 21 kilometres from Bama, the
scene of the gruesome attack by the Boko Haram two weeks ago; and Lake
Chad Islands.
The defence spokesman said that while 56 insurgents were killed at
Alafa, seven lost their lives to another military offensive at the
Lake Chad Islands.
Olukolade also said that two soldiers sustained injuries in the two
attacks put in place to track fleeing insurgents in the area..
He said that the military authorities had carried out ground and
aerial assaults on the insurgents following intelligence report that
they were making efforts to establish new camps in the forest.
According to him, the operation, which he said has resulted in heavy
casualty and material loss on the side of the insurgents, is still
ongoing.
The statement read in part, "Nigerian security forces have launched
ground and air operations on terrorists' locations in the Forest at
ALAFA, about 21km from Bama, Borno State.
"Over 56 terrorists died in the ensuing intensive fight over the
weekend. Two soldiers were wounded in the operation which is meant to
track fleeing terrorists.
"Acting on intelligence reports, which indicated renewed efforts by
the terrorists to establish a new camp in the forests locations, the
land and air operations have inflicted heavy casualty on the
insurgents as indicated by the high level of their loss of men and
materials.
"Air and land bombardments are continuing in different locations where
terrorists have been reportedly sighted."
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