Scores of insurgents have been neutralised as Nigerian troops reclaimed Marte in Borno State from Boko Haram and ISWAP terrorists.
It was learnt that the operation lasted hours on Tuesday.
It would be recalled that the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Major General Ibahim Attahiru gave the troops 48 hours to recover Marte and other locations occupied by insurgents. Read the story here.
A military officer told PRNigeria that the troops safely detonated a number of improvised explosive devices buried along the routes.
“New Marte effectively in our hands since 3pm. Our will and determination are unshaken. We are ever determined not to let our service chiefs and the nation down,” he said.
The troops’ activities covered Kirta, Wulgo, Chikingudo, and Kirenowa and the location of the South Chad Irrigation Project (SCIP).
Last week, terrorists attacked a military base in Dikwa and captured Marte.
They invaded the community on motorcycles and light trucks mounted with Heavy Machine Guns (HMGs).
