Troops of Operation Lafiya Dole deployed at a forward operational base in Benisheikh have uncovered a Boko Haram training camp where instructional training was provided to its foot soldiers. The troops uncovered the camp located in a hideout in Afa general area on Sunday morning at about 9.30 am, following a tip off that insurgentswere being trained in the hideout.
Armed with the information, the troops immediately mobilised to the area where they conducted a cordon and search operation. Deputy Director, Public Relations Theatre Command of Operation Lafi ya Dole, Col Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement yesterday said during the operation, the troops encountered elements of Boko Haram insurgents who were withdrawing hastily from the camp, and in the shootout that ensued, one of the insurgents was killed while one dane gun was recovered.
Troops also rescued one Mallam Abba, who was held hostage in the camp by the insurgents while the entire training camp was destroyed by the gallant troops.
