The Boko Haram shelter at Gidan-Igwai area of Sokoto was raided on Saturday, August 10, 2013, by the Nigerian Army. The operation was carried out in order to curb the influx of the extremist sect members from Borno, Yobe and Adamawa States.
“The
operation was conducted as part of the ongoing efforts to rid Sokoto
state of the fleeing insurgents from the volatile states of Borno, Yobe
and Adamawa,” Capt. Yahaya Musa, the Spokesperson of the 1 Brigade,
Sokoto, has explained.
The
operation, the authorities say, has been staged thanks to a hint given
by the local residents, with Capt. Musa adding that the raid was “part
of the routine operations of the Army to cleanse Nigeria of insurgency
and other criminal activities.”
“Sokoto
is peaceful, unfortunately insurgents from other parts of the country
are fast making it a safe haven and we are battle-ready to dislodge
them.
“The
operation by the army would be sustained and intensified just like our
sister security organisations are also doing theirs, nationwide.
“I
cannot however confirm any fatalities as at now but scores of arrests
have been made whose details would be made available later,” the
spokesperson further said.
Capt.
Musa expressed gratitude to the residents of the city for their usual
support and cooperation, noting that the task of ensuring the security
of lives and property of Nigerians is a collective one.
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