Troops of 21 Brigade and elements of Nigerian Army Engineers on Wednesday cleared notorious terrorist camps at Chuogori and Shantumari, Borno State.

Acting Director Army Public Relations, Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, in a statement on yesterday, said,“During the offensive operations the fleeing terrorists left underground silos,”

“In addition, troops of 151 Task Force Battalion conducted operations on Kashingeri, Wale and Kushingari Boko Haram terrorists camps today. During the raids, quite a number of the terrorists were killed, a Landrover vehicle and a Tipper were recovered.”

He disclosed that the troops also rescued 59 civilians that were held captive by the terrorists and cleared the camps.

•Photo, courtesy of the Nigerian Army, shows soldiers at alert during Wednesday’s onslaught against Boko Haram terrorists in Borno State.