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Speaker 1: More than sixty people, including soldiers and terrorists, have been

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killed during the week as Boko Haram terrorists and men

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of the Armed Forces of Nigeria AFN continued to launch

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offensive and counter offensive battles on each other in Buno State,

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with the Nigerian Army saying in a series of news

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releases issued during the week the two of its soldiers

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paid the supreme price on Tuesday when the Boko Haram

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terrorists engaged New Marte community in an offensive operation and

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more than sixty of the terrorists were killed at Bitter

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community when troops of the Armed Forces of Nigeria launched

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to coordinated offensive attacks against the terrorists on Thursday and

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on Friday at Kikawa community, the army said it killed

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one of the major leaders of the Boko Haram insurgents,

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Amir Abu Fatima, who has one hundred million nairas bounty

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placed on his head due to his notorious and disastrous activities.

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It would be recalled that in recent months, the Boko

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Haram terrorists of appeared to be advancing and engaging communities

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and the Nigeria military in a series of attacks that

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have forced soldiers in some military base in Borno to

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flee the army barracks sacked and burned down and the

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Governor of Borno State, Professor Babagana Zulim, earlier in the

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month said that out of three hundred communities in Marte

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Local Government Area, Boko Haram terrorists are currently in control

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of two hundred and ninety nine communities. According to the

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Nigerian Army, in a major counter terrorism success, special forces

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under Operation Haddenkai conducted a precision strike on the thirtieth

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of May twenty twenty five, targeting a key Boko haam

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I swap stronghold in the Kikawa axis of northern Borno State.

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The operation, based on credible intelligence, aim to neutralizer mere

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Abu Fatimah, a notorious terrorist commander who has a one

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hundred million nairas bounty on his head. During the intense

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exchange of fire, Abu Fatima was faced wounded by gunfire.

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His deputy, several explosives experts and multiple other terrorists were

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also eliminated in the confrontation. Troops recovered several AK forty

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seven rifles, magazines, assorted ordnance and ied making materials. The

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mission was completed without casualties on owned forces. This operation

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delivers a significant blow to terrorist leadership in the region

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and reinforces the Armed Forces of Nigeria’s avowed commitment to

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restoring peace in the Northeast. In a decisive and coordinated operation,

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Gallant troops of Operation had in Chai launched to simultaneous

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land and air assault on terrorist positions in Bitter Borno

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State in the early hours of today Thursday, May twenty ninth,

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twenty twenty five. The intense battle resulted in the neutralization

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of at least sixty terrorists. In the early hours of

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May twenty seventh, twenty twenty five, troops of Operation had

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in Kai OPHK foiled an attack by bocoharum I Swap

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terrorists on their location in New Marte, Borno State. The

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failed attack was repelled by a combined effort of ground

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forces and the air component of OPHK. The terrorists attempted

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to infiltrate the troop’s location, but were met with heavy gunfire.

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The air component provided immediate intelligence surveillance and Reconnaissance ISSR

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and offensive fire support, leading to the decimation of several

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fleeing terrorists. Regrettably, two soldiers paid the ultimate sacrifice during

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the encounter. However, troops recovered one vehicle borne improvised explosive

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device vbied SUV, abandoned by the terrorists during pursuit. Several

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motorcycles conveying the terrorists were also destroyed by precision air strikes.

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During exploitation of the area, troops discovered lifeless bodies of

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the terrorists with traces of blood on their withdrawal roots,

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indicating additional casualties inflicted on the terrorists. In a related development,

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troops also repelled the daring attempt by terrorists to attack

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the forward operating base at Canche. The collaborative effort demonstrates

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the renewed jointness and team spirit in the fight against terrorism,

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geared towards bringing lasting peace to enable socioeconomic activities thrive

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in the northeast regions Adi Guinigi in a mortgag