Troops pursue Boko Haram insurgents after Maiduguri attack - Commander

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- Army says its troops repelled insurgents’ attack at Moloi area of Maiduguri

- The insurgents used Improvised Explosive Device (IED) and gun trucks to attack a military post at Moloi area

- Two vehicles were set ablaze by the insurgents

The Nigerian army said its troops had been in pursuit of Boko Haram insurgents after repelling insurgents’ attack at Moloi area of Maiduguri.

Maj.-Gen. Rogers Nicholas, the Theatre Commander, Operation Lafiya Dole, disclosed this in a statement in Maiduguri.

Nicholas said that the troops had successfully repelled the attack while ground troops and the Nigerian Air Force were on hot pursuit, interdicting the fleeing terrorists now in disarray.

Nicholas disclosed that the insurgents used Improvised Explosive Device (IED) and gun trucks to attack a military post at Moloi area, an outskirts of Maiduguri.

He said the insurgents tried to infiltrate the town to steal food stuffs.

“No loss of lives to own troops and normalcy has since been restored.

The commander disclosed that the insurgents set two vehicles ablaze and torched thatched houses at the outskirts of the city gate in their retreat.

Meanwhile, NAIJ. com had earlier reported that the hierarchy of the Nigerian army celebrated this year’s Christmas with troops in Gwoza and Buni Yadi area of Borno and Yobe states respectively.

Brigadier General Sani Kukasheka Usman, the director of army public relations, who shared photos from the celebration said it affords an opportunity to meet and celebrate the season of Christmas (love) amongst them in order to foster espirit-de- corps.

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He wrote: “As has been the tradition, the hierarchy of the Nigerian Army is celebrating this year's yuletide period with troops in the field.

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