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  • 2 Boko Haram field commanders killed, 6 arrested
  • Mubi – The Nigerian Military Special Operation
    Unit, Mubi Battalion, Adamawa, on Tuesday said it killed two notorious Boko Haram commanders during a gunfire exchange.
    Lt. Col. Beyidi Martins, the Commanding Officer,
    Operation, told newsmen in Mubi.
    Martins said the unit was making a successful
    progress in containing the activities of the sect
    and other miscreants that terrorised the state.
    "Two notorious Boko Haram field commanders,
    Abubakar Zakaria Ya'u and Muhammed Bama,
    declared wanted, had been killed by the special
    operation unit, Mubi," Martins said.
    He said the operation that led to the killing of the
    two commanders was successfully carried out
    following collective effort by the military,
    members of the State Security Service (SSS) and
    other security operatives.
    Martins, who 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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