Contrary to popular views that some part of the country is still under the control of the Boko Haram Islamic Sect, the Nigerian army has clarified the air insisting that no part of the country is currently under the control of the sect.
Spokesman of 7 Division of the Nigeria Army in Borno State, Col. Tukur Gusau, stated this while addressing newsmen in Maiduguri, shortly after displaying arms and ammunition recovered from an encounter with the insurgents during its operations in Dikwa.
Dikwa was among the 22 local governments of Borno State, which was occupied by Boko Haram but was alleged to have been liberated before the general election by the Chadian military.
According to Gusau, “This is the first time we entered Dikwa and liberated the town from Boko Haram. It is true there was information to the effect that Dikwa was once liberated but not by Nigerian troops. But this time around, we have recaptured the town and killed 20 Boko Haram terrorists during the battle.
“The military would never recapture any town or community and then leave. We won’t allow Boko Haram to seize the town again, never again. It won’t happen.”
He revealed that troops engaged the insurgents in a fierce battle to liberate Dikwa, insisting that no soldier died in action, but 20 insurgents were killed and a cache of arms recovered from the battleground.
“We met resistance from Boko Haram members and 20 were killed during battle. We recovered various weapons including one general purpose machine gun, six AK47 rifles, three magazines, one Tafor rifle, one PKM rifle, 12.7mm anti-aircraft ammunition and a 7.62mm special,” Gusau said.
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