Soldiers kill three top Boko Haram commanders
Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen.
Azubuike Ihejirika, has said that soldiers have killed three top
commanders of the Boko Haram Islamic sect.
He gave the names of those killed as Asalafin, Danladi and a bomb manufacturing expert nicknamed ‘Doctor.’
Ihejirika said that Danladi is believed to be the vice-president of the sect while Asalafin is the minister of defence.
The Army chief stated this at the closing
ceremony of a range classification exercise at the 177 Guards
Battalion, Keffi, Nasarawa State, on Friday.
He said the three Boko Haram leaders were killed in a military operation at Wamakko Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
He explained that civilians were not killed in the operation as only the houses of the terror suspects were
raided.
He added that the operations were planned and carried out to ensure that the casualty figure was reduced to the minimum.
According to him, the wives and children of the Boko Haram leaders were in custody of the military.
“The latest as at today is the one in
Sokoto, where we were able to get several of the leaders of the
Boko-Haram, one of them is called Asalafin.
“He was one of those we put a price tag
on, he has been taken off, followed by another leader called Danladi and
the bomb-making expert nick-named doctor,” he said.
He said the determination of the Army to
bring the terror scourge to an end received a boost with the recoveries
of assault weapons, rocket launchers, pistols and other bomb-making
materials in Sokoto, Maiduguri and Kaduna.