Nigerian Army reclaims Gamboru-Ngala *commences onslaught for Gwoza *Boko Haram supporting media organizations down play the gains of the military The Nigerian Armys renewed onslaught on two towns taken over by Boko Haram has yielded dividends as Gamboru-Ngala has been reclaimed by the soldiers. Military sources say that the town was reclaimed on Thursday evening, with Boko Haram elements pushed out of the town. The success is regarded as key because the town is a link between Cameroon and Nigeria. An analyst captured the situation thus: You know since the crossing of the soldiers to Cameroon while in battle with BH boys, there has been fierce battle to secure Gamboru Ngala and our boys are in charge now,” the source said. It was gathered that the planned counter-offensive by the military in Gwoza is more complicated with soldiers said to be regrouping, reinforcing and re-strategising to take back the enclave, which Boko Haram has turned into an operational headquarters of their self-declared Islamic Caliphate. It could be recalled that the military had launched a major offensive in several parts of Borno State, which has come under the threat of Boko Haram including Gwazo, but details were not divulged for tactical and operational reasons. Some Boko Haram supporting media agents who celebrated the fall of Gamboru Ngala have kept quiet over the success. One popular Abuja newspaper had celebrated Boko Haram on its cover page. Prominent opposition politicians, prodding on a questionable Australian negotiator, are struggling to divert the attention of the military by vain allegations over the sponsorship of terrorists. In an interview, the Director of Defence Information (DDI), Maj-Gen. Chris Olukolade, said that even though the troops have made substantive gain, they will not be speaking on the matter for strategic and operational reasons. Things are going on, and I can tell you that there are substantive gains but we wont be speaking much about the operations,” Olukolade said. Meanwhile, Nigerian Air Force has debunked the claims that they are not providing enough air cover for the ground troops. I can tell you that Air Force has been outstanding in this operation. With the new procurements, things will improve substantially,” the senior officer said. It could be recalled that Boko Haram on Sunday released a video in which it said it had established an Islamic state in the towns and villages it controls in north-eastern Nigeria. This has since been dismissed by the Nigerian military, which has then launched a counter-offensive to retake these towns
Posted on: Sun, 31 Aug 2014 15:15:02 +0000
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