Two Boko Haram Field Commanders Killed, 6 Members Arrested – Nigerian Military
The
Nigerian Military Special Operation Unit, Mubi Battalion, Adamawa,
announced on August 13, 2013 that it has liquidated two notorious Boko
Haram commanders during a recent gunfight.
The
Commanding Officer, Operation Lt. Col. Beyidi Martins, addressed the
reporters, told the unit was making a successful progress in containing
the activities of the sect and other miscreants that terrorised the
state.
The
names of killed Boko Haram field commanders are Abubakar Zakaria Ya’u
and Muhammed Bama. The killing of the two commanders has been
accomplished as the result of collective effort by the military, members
of the State Security Service (SSS) and other security operatives.
Lt.
Col. Martins also commended the support and cooperation given by the
people of the area, said the activities of the sect was weakened in the
state.
“On
July 30, the unit received a call from some good Samaritans that there
was an attack going on at a Mubi Bureau de Change, where some armed
miscreants invaded the area.
“On arrival, the special operation unit personnel cordoned the area. Sighting the army, the terrorists opened fire on them.
“And
during the exchange, six suspects were arrested while four escaped with
degree of injuries, and later, their corpses were found.”
He said during the operations, four Russian made AK47, 500 live ammunition, N3 million and 5.4 million CFA were recovered.
The commander said that the money would be returned to the owners.
He
said the Federal Government had awarded contract for the building of
Army barrack in Mubi as part of efforts to strengthen security operation
in the area.
(NAN) 
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