Troops of the Nigerian Army have inflicted heavy casualties on members of the Boko Haram Terrorist group after bombing the venue of their meeting.
It was gathered that the troops, acting on intelligence information, bombarded the terrorists while they were holding a meeting at Dawuri village in the Konduga Local Government Area of Borno State.
Not less than 40 of the Boko Haram fighters were said to have been killed by the military bombardment.
According to PR Nigeria, who quoted a military intelligence officer, the terrorist were planning an attack around Maiduguri, the Borno State capital when the troops launched the strike.
“Apart from credible information from the people on the movements of the terrorists, we were able to intercept their communication and devilish plans to attack Maiduguri and its environ.
“Their ugly plans were thwarted when the Nigerian Army launched an Artillery gun bombardment within the general area and luckily strike the mass gathering of the terrorists killing at least 40 of them while others escaped with various degrees of injury.
“The acting General Officer Commanding 7 Division of the Nigerian Army, Brigadier General Abdulwahab Eyitayo was so excited that he sent words of commendations and encouragements to the troops for the latest feat,” the source said.
Meanwhile, the Imo State Police Command has announced the arrest of a suspected bandit said to be part of the gang that recently attacked the Nigeria Correctional Services and the Police headquarters back in April.
The suspect, identified as Michael Osundu was arrested by operatives of the Imo Police Command who were on a surveillance and confidence-building patrol.
The suspect according to a statement made available to Naija News on Sunday by the Imo Police Spokesperson, SP Ikeokwu Godson Orlando claimed to be a Police Spy trained at the Police Training School, Ikeja.
Items recovered from him during the arrest include one English-made Pump action rifle and twenty-six (26) live cartridges, and a pair of Police uniforms with the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) which was hidden in his Tinted Toyota Escalade vehicle.
The suspect claims to be based in London, the United Kingdom but the State Commissioner of Police, Abutu Yaro has ordered a full scale investigation into the matter.
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