The 7th Division of the Nigerian Army yesterday
disclosed that its troops have cleared the
Gwoza-Yamteke Highway of explosives and
landmines. It restated the determination of the Army to
clear all roads in the Northeast of Improvised
Explosive Devices (IEDs) planted by Boko Haram
terrorists. In a statement, the Deputy Director, Army Public
Relations, Col. Tukur Gusau, said: “The Nigerian
Army during clearance and linking up
operations successfully recovered five IEDs
planted on the road linking Gwoza-Yamteke
road. The explosives have since been defused and destroyed by the team of Nigerian Army
engineers. “Similarly, the troops conducting clearance
operations in Dikwa area following routing out
of terrorists in the area couple of days ago
discovered a hideout in which weapons and
equipment suspected to be used by the Boko
Haram terrorists for construction of IEDs were hidden. “These includes: five Drilling Machines, 1 Filing
Machine, 2 Cutting Machine, 1 Disc Filing
Machine, 52 Compact Discs, 9 Rocket Propelled
Grenades (RPG), 7 Charges, 1 105mm Pack
Howitzer, 1 BMG Tripod stand and 1 Cutting and
Drilling Machine. ”It is instructive that the troops are more than
ever ready to ensure that the Boko Haram
terrorists are flushed out and peace is restored
by all means.”