Two
senior Nigerian Army officers escaped any harm as their convoy encountered and
cleared four Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) buried by suspected elements
of Boko Haram terrorists along their way from Bama to Gwoza on Saturday.
The Director Army Public Relations, Sani Usman,
stated this in a statement in Maiduguri.
The Chief of Administration, Nigerian Army
headquarters, Muhammad Alkali, a major general, and the Acting General Officer
Commanding (GOC) 7 Division Nigerian Army, Victor Ezugwu, a brigadier general,
were returning from an operational visit to troops involved in clearing of
insurgents when they encountered the devices.
“They encountered the four clustered IEDs
buried at a crossing point along Banki Junction and Pulka road, about six
kilometres to Firgi in Borno State,” Mr. Usman, a brigadier general, said.
“The Explosive Ordinance Device team, however,
were able to quickly detect the deadly IEDs and safely extracted and detonated
the device.
“The two senior officers were on operational
visit to troops of 26 Task Force Brigade deployed for Operation Lafiya Dole
currently engaged in Operation Deep Punch.
-PT
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