A fighting patrol team of 33 Brigade Nigerian
Army following a tip off Friday had contact
with suspected kidnappers at Lame Burra
forest near Dutsen Ganye, Gunduru and Kati
Layin villages, Bauchi State. During a heavy
exchange of fire, the troops killed 7 of the
kidnappers and destroyed their camps. They
also recovered 2 AK-47 rifles and 3 Dane guns
at the camp. The troops are still combing the
general area to further track down other
fleeing members of the criminal gang.
It is important to state that the Brigade after
the initial successes of its Operation FOREST
KUNAMA, which was aimed at clearing all
livestock rustlers and armed bandits camps in
Bauchi and Gombe States general area, the
Chief of Army Staff directed them to maintain
continued presence at the Lame-Burra forest.
This is to prevent the criminal elements that
fled from returning. Subsequently, 2 Forward
Operation Bases (FOBs) were established at
Lame and Jimi to cover the Lame and Burra
axis of the forest respectively. Troops usually
carry out periodic fighting patrols into the
forest from the FOBs.
In a related development, troops on Operation
LAFIYA DOLE deployed at Forward Operation
Base (FOB), Buratai in conjunction with local
vigilante arrested a suspected Boko Haram
terrorist named Adamu Damuna. He is
currently being interrogated.
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