Nigerian troops have dismantled treetop observation points of the Islamist Boko Haram terrorists during raids in some communities in Bama Local Government Area of Borno State.

The soldiers discovered underground food storage facility of the Boko Haram group during the operations at Biggoro, Warpaya and Aura, in the North of Kumshe, all within Bama.The Acting Director of Army Public Relations, Colonel SANI USMAN, said the Saturday morning raids were carried out by troops of the Seven Division Strike Group Team B and the Twenty-Two Task Force Brigade.Colonel USMAN said the move became necessary because suspected terrorists kept moving into the affected communities in search for food, water and shelter. The Army spokesman said the troops killed two Boko Haram terrorists and also recovered three AK-47 rifles, magazines and ammunitions, among other items. In a related development; troops of Operation Lafiya Dole, with the assistance of operatives of the Civilian Joint Task Force in the North-East have discovered a large cache of arms and ammunition concealed by Boko Haram terrorists during a clearance operation around Borgozo-Alargano general area.The Nigerian Army said the patrol team also cleared remnants of Boko Haram terrorists at Kadari, Camp Abu Fatima and Gursum, who had taken refuge there after they were dislodged from Alagarno forest.
Among the recovered items are thirty-six boxes of NATO-grade ammunition.Following the development; the Nigerian Army is appealing to all Nigerians, particularly the people of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe States, to continue to provide useful information to troops in order to completely flush out remnants of Boko Haram  insurgents.