(MENAFN) On Saturday, the Nigerian army emphasized the detention of ten sought commanders of terror organization Boko haram in the northeastern state of Borno, attempting to flee force's raids against them.
A successful sting operation carried out on Wednesday at Bitta in Gwoza area of the state by forces of the 26 Task Force Brigade led to the detention of the suspects, according to Aminu Iliyasu, the coordinating army spokesperson.
He added that several of those detained have been identified to have operated combat vehicles during the infamous Boko Haram attack on Gwoza in 2014.
Iliyasu affirmed that the forces of the Nigerian Army had enhanced operations nationwide to checkmate the activities of criminal, adding that several operations had yielded consequences.
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