Troops overrun terrorists hideout, recover weapons in Sambisa forest
The Defence Headquarters on Friday said troops of OPERATION HADIN KAI in a special operation code-named OP DESERT SANITY neutralised terrorists in their hideout at UKUBA/CAMP ZAIRO in Sambisa Forest of Borno State.
In a statement signed by the Director, Defence Media Operations (DMO) Maj- Gen Benard Onyeuko, said troops recovered different caliber of weapons and ammunitions abandoned by the terrorists.
The statement reads in part: “In what could be described as a blitzkrieg, the troops routed the terrorists and captured their enclave. The terrorists fled the camp leaving behind their heavy weapon arsenal.
“After a thorough cordon and search of the captured camp, the gallant troops recovered various equipment including 1x Main Battle Tank, 1x 155mm Bofors Gun, 1xTrailer, 1x122mm Gun, 2x105mm Gun, 1x Mines Resistance Ambush Protected (MRAP) fighting vehicle, 1x MOWAG Armoured Personnel Carrier, 1x Mack Trailer as well as large cache of arms and ammunition left behind by the terrorists. Further exploitation is ongoing. The capture of the terrorists stronghold of CAMP ZAIRO is a major setback to the criminals.
“The military high command commends the ever conquering troops of Op HADIN KAI for this immense success. They are enjoined not to rest on their oars but use this as a springboard to finally defeat the insurgents and also keep up the fighting spirit.” The statement added.