Nigeria Army Captured 700 vehicles In Boko Haram Camps: It was reported that some of the Boko Haram members caught during the Nigeria Army raid were begging for mercy and that they will corporate.
“spare our lives, as we are sorry for our action. we will corporate with your interrogations”. – Captured Boko Haram members.
The Nigerian troops are claiming a big victory over Boko Haram terrorists in”one of the strongest fortresses of the sect.”
The figures given by the military show that over 700 operational vehicles of the sect were captured while some members of the sect were arrested.
The Director of Defence Information, Maj. Gen Chris Olukolade, who confirmed the capture of the Boko Haram camp, said that several terrorists who were wounded in the military raids were arrested and had made useful confessions.
The Director of Defence Information said in an electronic mail that some of the wounded terrorists who were captured near Lake Chadwere pleading for mercy and were cooperating with interrogators from the Multi-National Joint Task Force.
Olukolade said that some of the insurgents were captured by troops around Dikwa, Cross Kauwa, Kukawaand Alargarmo.
He said that the captives revealed during interrogation that some of the camps were disbanded as the sect could no longer sustain the operation.
“In their confessions, it was revealed that some of the camps have been disbanded following the directive of their clerics who declared that the operation of the sect had come to an end as the mission could no longer be sustained.
“The captured terrorists, who are giving useful information as to the locations of their remnant forces, are full of apologies and pleas for their lives to be spared promising to cooperate,”the statement reads in part.
Olukolade said that the captured insurgents complained of starvation and the frequency of bombardments as some of the major problems which affected them.
The Defence spokesman warned members of the public to stay away from the area, saying troops were still continuing with the operation in the three states.
“They confirmed that starvation was a major problem in addition to ceaseless bombardments on the camp locations even when they kept relocating.They also confirm thatseveral members of the group have been wounded and no treatment was forthcoming.Troops have continued their assault on other locations across the states covered by the state of emergency.
It was learnt that the seized vehicles included those that the insurgents used for attacks and other vehicles they snatched from people.
Military sources said that the camp was well planned with boreholes, dispensary and other facilities to aid the operations of the insurgents.
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