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Troops of the Special Forces have foiled attempt by the Boko Haram members to regroup as they intercepted messages sent to fleeing insurgents "not to give up but fight to the end."
This was contained in a statement signed by the Director of Defence Information, Brigadier-General Chris Olukolade, in Abuja yesterday.
Olukolade in the statement said the attempt by some of them to heed the call was foiled during the weekend as they were trailed to some settlement towns towards the border where they planned to regroup.
According to the statement, "troops of the Multinational Joint Task Force carried out an operation which resulted in the capture and destruction of the insurgents assembly points sited in the outskirts of Kaneram Dan Katsina, Tumbu Dabino and Mallam Fatori area north of Baga.
"The towns and settlements have now been secured while cordon and search operation is also ongoing in the area after the insurgents have been dislodged."
The statement further said the troops, while combing the forest found a man who had been held hostage in the forest since last year bound in handcuffs as his captors fled during the troops attack on the biggest camp in the forest adding that a number of fresh grave, more arms and ammunition, burnt vehicles and other equipment were also discovered.
DDI also said that a total of 25 insurgents were rounded up while three died including a high profile terrorist identified as Abba who has been on the list of most wanted persons.
"This incident happened during an encounter with troops of the task force as the insurgents were finalising moves to carry out an extensive terrorist operation around Maiduguri.
"The captured ones were all apprehended with their weapons which include rifles, pistols, double barrel guns and various calibres of ammunition during a raid operation of the JTF in Kumshe and Bulunkutu area.
"Although they succeeded in killing a security operative of the Task Force, they were all apprehended before their main planned infiltration with more arms to cause mayhem in the city" the statement said.
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