WAR JOURNAL UPDATE : #3 BOKO HARAM FLUSHED FROM MAFA AND MARTE LGAs

In the latest installment of the ongoing counter-terrorist operations of the Nigerian Army against members of the Boko Haram sect, gallant troops have flushed the terrorist hordes from two strategic Local Governments, Mafa and Marte, thus standing the troops in good stead to confront the epicenter of Gwoza from a vantage position. 
 

This new development was contained in a Press Release by the Acting Director, Army Public Relations Colonel SK Usman, today. His statement goes thus:

"In continuation of avowed recovery of territories held by Boko Haram insurgents, the Nigerian military have recaptured Mafa and Marte Local Governments Areas of Borno State on Wednesday and Friday respectively. During these operations, the gallant and courageous troops recovered a large quantity of high caliber of arms and ammunitions including anti-aircraft guns from the insurgents"

"It is significant to note that our troops did not suffer any casualty during these operations"

"Presently, troops are conducting cordon and search and mopping up operations in the recovered territories, while effort is on going to recover more grounds from the fleeing terrorists"

"With the capture of Mafa, Marte LGAs, and the Chadian troops holding fort in Dikwa, the international route from Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad and Central African Republic is now fully secured. With this positive development, the security of the area has significantly improved. It is hoped that international trade and socio-economic activities would be restored along this corridor" 

  As it is, the capture of this strategic international trade route puts the Allied forces under the Multi-National Joint Task Force (MNJTF) in good stead to continue their steady and assured advance towards Gwoza, the so-called capital of the Islamic Caliphate declared by the renegade Isa Damsaka, otherwise known as "Abubakar Shekau" where intelligence reports have already indicated a strong presence of Boko Haram fighters in the area, obviously in a bid to confront the advancing Nigerian forces.

Significantly however, Nigerian troops have routed terrorists from numerous  towns and communities, including Bara, the Headquarter of Gulani Local Government Area of Yobe State in the last few weeks. Special forces and regular troops have also retaken  Gulak, the Headquarter of Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa State, as well as the smaller towns of  Shikah, Fikayel, Tetebah, Buza, Kamla and Bumsa.

The intensive military operations have also seen  the troops recover Monguno, Marte, Gamboru Ngala, Dikwa, as well as the MNJTF base-location of Baga.
These victories will no doubt buoy the spirits of the soldiers as they encounter what will go down as perhaps their toughest test yet since the tide turned in their favor

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