{"id":8149,"date":"2013-08-11T11:44:42","date_gmt":"2013-08-11T11:44:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/disnaija.com\/nigeria-news\/army-raids-boko-haram-camps-in-sokoto\/"},"modified":"2013-08-11T11:44:42","modified_gmt":"2013-08-11T11:44:42","slug":"army-raids-boko-haram-camps-in-sokoto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disnaija.com\/army-raids-boko-haram-camps-in-sokoto\/","title":{"rendered":"Army raids Boko Haram camps in Sokoto"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By Citizens Platform<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The Nigerian Army, on Saturday\u00a0raided the Boko Haram shelter at Gidan-Igwai area of Sokoto, in a bid to curb the migration of the Boko Haram sect members who are on the run from Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states currently under a state of emergency.<\/p>\n

According to the spokesperson of the 1 Brigade, Captain Yahaya Musa,\u00a0\u201cthe 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.\u201d<\/p>\n

The operation was sequel to a hint given by the locals, with Capt. Musa adding that the raid was \u201cpart of the routine operations of the Army to cleanse Nigeria of insurgency and other criminal activities.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cSokoto 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.<\/p>\n

\u201cI cannot however confirm any fatalities as at now but scores of arrests have been made whose details would be made available later.”<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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Source: Citizens Platform<\/p>\n

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