Buratai In Battlefield As Military Launches Offensive Against ISWAP, Boko Haram

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. General Yusuf Buratai, was at the
battlefield to provide direction and boost the morale of fighting
soldiers as the military launched a grand air and ground offensive
against terrorists in Borno State Monday.

The 120 Battalion of
the newly formed Nigerian Army Special Forces Command neutralised 100
terrorists in different battlegrounds on day one of the offensive.

The
Nigerian Air Force (NAF) is involved in waves of bombardments,
destroying in the process several terrorist gun trucks and facilities.

The battlegrounds are concentrated on Goniri, Yobe State, Damasak, Kross Kauwa and Monguno among other locations in Borno State.

“The gallant troops have also been repelling attempted efforts by the terrorists to infiltrate their locations.

“Buoyed
by the Chief of Army Staff’s presence and motivation, the troops in the
frontline are in renewed positive fighting spirit across the theatre to
stop incursions and annihilate the terrorists.

“The battle has
now further shifted to the fringes of Lake Chad and other suspected Boko
Haram terrorists enclave along the borders,” Army Spokesman,
Brigadier-General Sani Usman, said.