About 24 hours after the Boko Haram terrorists invaded and took over Chibok town in Borno State, soldiers of the 7 Division Nigerian Army yesterday moved in to retrieve the seized community after a fierce battle that dislodged the insurgents, sources said.According to villagers around Chibok town, a large deployment of soldiers were seen moving in from the direction of Damboa on Saturday morning.
“We saw large number of trucks filled with uniform...ed personnel moving towards Chibok, initially we were scared but later realised they were soldiers as they did not harass us like the Boko Haram gunmen usually do,” said a villager who spoke to newsmen by phone.
The source said they continued to hear sounds of gunshots and explosion echoing in from the direction of Chibok.
A top military source who did not wish to be named in this report confirmed the development to by phone.
“We have taken back Chibok town from the insurgents after some few hours of engagement with them in Chibok”, said the source. “We have since sent them parking from the town; it is now safe for people to return to their homes.”
The security source declined going into details of how the operation went and the possible number of casualty possibly recorded
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May God almighty grant these soldiers all the security they deserve to fight and defend themselves too.All meaningful Nigerian should pray for the soldiers and as long as their leader is not a Boko haram syndicate, they will prevail in Jesus name,
ReplyDeleteAmen.