Terrorists fleeing from MNJTF troops abandon 5-year- old boy

Five years old boy, simply identified as Babagana abandoned by  Boko Haram/Iswap terrorists fleeing from MNJTF) operations in Lake Chad Islands  abandon

Five years old boy, simply identified as Babagana abandoned by Boko Haram/Iswap terrorists fleeing from MNJTF) operations in Lake Chad Islands abandon

Boko Haram/Iswap terrorists fleeing from Multinational Joint Task Force ( MNJTF ) operations in Tumbun Rago, Tumbun Dilla and Jamina settlement deep inside the Lake Chad Islands have abandoned a five years old boy, simply identified as Babagana.

Lieutenant Colonel Kamarudeen Adegoke, Chief of Military Public Information Officer, MNJTF said this in a statement issued in N’Djamena on Sunday while giving an update in the ongoing Operation LAKE SANITY launched to curb the menace of terrorism in the Lake Chad Region.

According to him, the MNJTF troops from Nigeria and Chad, alongside Operation HADIN KAI, stormed the general area of Tumbun Rago, Tumbun Dilla and Jamina settlement deep inside the Lake Chad Islands during which they succeeded in eliminating over twenty-five (25) terrorists.

He added that the troops also recovered 1 AK-47 Rifle,1 Anti Aircraft gun, and hundreds of assorted ammunition.

The MNJTF spokesperson added that the terrorists abandoned the five-year-old boy as they were fleeing from the military onslaught.

“In their haste to escape, the criminals left their five-year-old child named Babagana. The child in good condition will be handed over to the relevant authority,” the MNJTF spokesperson said.

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He added that a member of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) supporting MNJTF operations in the Tumbuns paid the supreme sacrifice during the operations while seven troops from Chad and Niger suffered minor injuries.

Adegoke said the injured soldiers are being attended to at different military facilities.

The statement reads: “MNJTF troops from Nigeria and Chad, alongside Operation HADIN KAI, stormed the general area of Tumbun Rago, Tumbun Dilla and Jamina settlement deep inside the Lake Chad Islands.

“The troops, alongside the follow-up airstrikes by the MNJTF/Operation HADIN KAI, led to the neutralisation of over twenty-five (25) terrorists and the recovery of 1 AK-47 Rifle,1 Anti Aircraft gun, and hundreds of assorted ammunition.

“Also, 1 Gun truck bearing Cameroon Gendarmes Logo loaded with fuel was captured and destroyed, and household items, including uniforms and eleven (11) BH/ ISWAP motorcycles, were seized and burnt.

“At the same time, two (2) water-pumping machines were also recovered, and the entire camp was thoroughly burnt. In their haste to escape, the criminals left their five-year-old child named Babagana. The child in good condition will be handed over to the relevant authority.

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