Nigerian Military Reportedly Storms Sambisa Forest To Flush Out Boko Haram Insurgents

The Nigerian military has reportedly
embarked on an operation in
Sambisa Forest to flush out Boko
Haram members who have made the
location their hideout.
An unnamed source told Punch that
the military decided to commence
the operation as a measure to help
make the Northeast safe for the
upcoming elections.
The Nigerian Air Force reportedly
started raiding the forest on
Monday, while simultaneous
surveillance activities and raids by
the military were ongoing.
“The military has started the
operation in the Sambisa Forest; the
operation started on Monday.
For now there is no specific cases of
arrest, we don’t have that
information now. The Air Force has
been operating in the area since
Monday. It is after that that the
ground troops who are on red alert
would move in.
Also, a source close to a security
office strategic to the operations of
the Federal Government said on
Wednesday that a lot of activities
were going on simultaneously in the
Sambisa area and other parts of the
North East,” the source said.
The publication further reports that
“…it was gathered that the military
authorities are combing the Sambisa
Forest because of intelligence
reports that some of the insurgents
who were dislodged from some of
the communities were withdrawing
into the forest.”