hehehehe....One of the black flags usually seen in videos released by Boko Haram
leader Abubakar Shekau was recovered in Sambisa forest, according to
Muazu Alhaji Misiya, the overall Secretary of the Civilian Joint Task
Frorce(CJTF)
It will be recalled that the Nigerian Army seized Sambisa Forest, Boko Haram's stronghold on Friday, after a long large-scale offensive in the last few weeks.
According to President Buhari, who was briefed by the Chief of Army Staff, Buratai, the 1300 square kilometre forest fell into the hands of soldiers at about 1.35pm on Thursday.
"Buhari, who described the victory as 'most gratifying news' acknowledged "the determination, courage and resilience of troops of Opeartion Lafiya Dole at finally entering and crushing the remains of Boko Haram insurgents at 'Camp Zero', which is located deep within the heart of Sambisa Forest.'
Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Tukur Buratai, has disclosed that come 2017, the Nigerian Army will begin to use Sambisa Forest as one of its training grounds. Buratai disclosed this while speaking to troops in Damasak, Borno state yesterday. He said:
“We are also opening up roads to the forest – Sambisa, as well as Alagarno forest. This Sambisa forest is going to be one of our training grounds. Next year, 2017, I have already directed that we should conduct our Nigerian Army small arms championship in that forest. And we are going to use it also to test fire our fighting vehicles, as well as other key equipment and weapons that requires testing firing whenever we want to induct new weapon and equipment into the Nigerian army inventory. It will afford us very good ground for basic tactics and indeed advance tactics, including but not limited to tactics at the Platoon, company, battalion, Brigade and even division levels. We are going to make it more robust to make sure that these criminals do not come back to that forest again".
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