WAR DIARY #5: THE FRONTLINES

Aerial shot of the wanton  destruction carried out by Boko Haram

Nigerian troops at the frontlines

T72 tanks and a REVA MRAP

A Nigerian soldier walks alongside a T-72 Battle Armoured Tank

 A suspected insurgent apprehended at Gwoza

L-R: New hardware all round – REVA MRAP, a BVP-1 Infantry Fighting Vehicle and a T72 battle tank

A D30 122mm artillery piece of the Nigerian Army

Quad-barreled anti-aircraft gun system seized from insurgents at an army base. An APC and Autokraz SOLDAT trucks of the Nigerian Army are visible in the background

Nigerian soldiers scanning the General area for signs of enemy movement

Nigerian troops on routine patrol

A Nigerian soldier walks by a secondary school destroyed by Boko Haram.This is in the insurgent group’s former stronghold of Gwoza. The entire city has been demolished.