The fight against insurgency in Nigeria

Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, the acting director for the Nigerian Army public relations, hasposted a Facebook account updating Nigerians on the progress of the Nigerian Army in fighting Boko Haram terrorists.He called the fight against terrorism and insurgency in the north-east a tremendous progress.Usman also told about an occurrence in Dogon Gida and New Marte when four soldiers lost lives after stepping on an improvised explosive device planted by suspected Boko Haram terrorists in the ground. Notwithstanding, the reinforced team continues their patrolling in search of perpetrators.A clearance operations against Boko Haram has also been carried out by Nigerian task force brigades, together with their Cameroonian counterparts in Ngoshe and Sino villages, advancing to Mararraba, Angwan Fada, Dale, Wizha, Bokko Timit, Bokko Nasanu, Bokko Hide.All Boko Haram enclaves there were cleared, and 17 women and 28 children rescued. Five IEDs were detonated by the troops and an IED manufacturing workshop destroyed.The Cameroonian forces have also knocked out Boko Haram terrorists gun trucks, raided and cleared several IED-making factories along border towns.The IEDs discovered by the Nigerian Army soldiersSoldier of the Nigerian Army talking to his Cameroonian comradeThis news comes right after thestatementof the Nigerian air force of having identified possible locations of the abducted Chibok schoolgirls.