B’Haram: We’ve recaptured Adamawa towns, says military

The Special Forces have recaptured some communities which fell into the control of the Boko Haram Islamic sect last week.

It was learnt that the troops of the Nigeria Army captured Gombi, Hong and Pelia and were in control of the areas.

A statement posted on the twitter handle of the Nigerian military on Wednesday stated that that some of the insurgents were killed in confrontations, while many had been arrested.

It was further stated that the soldiers had recovered some arms and ammunition from the captured insurgents.

The statement added that efforts were ongoing to rid the communities in the area of terrorists’ presence.

A security source stated that the military authorities had carried out a huge deployment of personnel for the mission to liberate the communities in the area.

It was added that the military also deployed heavy military hardware, like the Armoured Personnel Carriers, armoured tanks and attack helicopter gunships to ensure sustained patrol in the area.

Also, there are unconfirmed reports that the soldiers were interrogating a lecturer (name withheld) of the College or Education, Hong, Adamawa State, for having questionable links with the Boko Haram.

The source said that the lecturer, who came from the Department of Islamic Studies, was picked up by security agencies on Tuesday. ...Punch