By NAN 07 March 2022 | 10:28 am The Nigerian Army says troops of ”Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK)” eliminated 17 Boko Haram/Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists in Damasak, Mobbar Local Government Area of Borno. [FILES] Nigerian Army soldiers are seen driving on a military vehicle in Ngamdu, Nigeria, on November 3, 2020. (Photo by Audu Marte / AFP) The Nigerian Army says troops of ”Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK)” eliminated 17 Boko Haram/Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists in Damasak, Mobbar Local Government Area of Borno. Damasak, the main town of the Mobbar Local Government Area, is located near the confluence of the Yobe River and Komadugu Gana River, adjoining the border with Niger 34 km from Difa in Niger and 3km between Damasak and the border with Niger. Maj.-Gen. Christopher Musa, Theatre Commander, Operation Hadin Kai, North East Joint Task Force, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Monday in Maiduguri. The commander said that the unrelenting troops had arrested three other terrorists alive, “he said. Musa said that the troops also recovered motorcycles and other assorted weapons from the encounter which took place on Sunday. The commander said that the troops engaged a large number of the terrorists when they attacked a Forward Operational Base located along Walada exit gate, in the town at about 0200hours. He said that the insurgents met with serious resistance and superior firepower of the gallant troops who engaged them in a heavy gun battle that lasted for hours, forcing the insurgents to withdraw. Musa explained that the troops, supported by the Air Component of OPHK mounted a hot pursuit and closed up with the terrorists. While commending them for the great feast, Musa charged the troops to be more decisive and ensure the total annihilation of the insurgents. Latest NOW Following receipt of all regulatory approvals and court sanctions, Tangerine Pensions Limited and APT Pension Funds Managers Limited, two of Nigeria’s leading pension fund administrators, have announced the completion of the legal process for the merger of the two companies. With the completion of the merger process, the combined entity will be known as Tangerine APT Pensions Limited. 18 mins ago Authorities Should Improve Protection, Investigate Attacks NEW YORK, USA, 07th March 2022 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/-On February 28, unidentified gunmen attacked seven staff members of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) on the road outside Yei, robbed them, and burnt two MSF vehicles, forcing the aid organization to suspend operations in areas outside the city. That same day, armed… 22 mins ago The Kano Literacy and Maths Accelerator (KaLMA) programme was an educational programme organised through a collaboration by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), the British Council and Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL) Africa. Funded through UK Aid, the programme aimed to improve literacy and numeracy among Primary four to Primary six pupils by piloting the Teaching at the Right Level approach in Kano State, Nigeria. 1 hour ago Ukraine on Monday rejected Moscow’s offer of humanitarian corridors to Russia and Belarus, Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said. 1 hour ago Two of Abba Kyari’s co-defendants in the cocaine offences trial going on at the Federal High Court in Abuja have pleaded guilty. The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) had produced all the seven defendants, including Kyari, a suspended deputy commissioner of police, before the court for arraignment on Monday. The NDLEA had filed eight…
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