JTF kills six Boko Haram sub-commanders

The military Joint Task Force (JTF) has killed four sub-commanders of the dreaded Boko Haram sects including two experts in the manufacture of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and petrol-bombs.

In a statement signed by the JTF spokesman Lt. Col Sagir Musa, the taskforce said it also recovered a cache of arms and ammunitions from the terrorist’s hideout.

The spokesman said that the successful operation of the task force was based on information made available by residents.

The recovered arms and ammunitions, according to the statement, included five units of Kalashnikov rifles, a pistol, 11 AK 47 rifle empty magazines, a G3 rifle, 176 assorted ammunitions, 24 units of primed IED gas cylinders, a dozen IED remote control switches, six assorted IED and incendiary materials and chemicals, 15 small primed IED cans.

The statement further added that: “all the recovered items are planned to be used by the terrorists for operation ‘Black Christmas’– aimed to disrupt peaceful conduct of the impending Christmas celebration in Borno State.”

The statement also reads: “sustained follow up operations were successfully conducted by the Task Force at Sabon Gari, Sabon Layin Gwange, Dala Zajeri, Biafra and Suleimanti areas of Maiduguri metropolis between 3 and 5 December, 2012.

“Consequently, four identified Boko Haram Terrorists sub commanders including two experts in the manufacturing of Improvised Explosive Devices were killed in a shootout with own troops, two soldiers were wounded and arms and ammunitions were also recovered from the various hideouts of terrorists.”

The statement therefore thanked members of the public for their cooperation and understanding by giving information that has assisted in the successes so far recorded.

Members of the public, according to the statement, are reminded to continue to give timely and credible information to the JTF through the following phone lines- 08064174066, 07085464012 and 08154429346.