Troopers coming back from a army operation in Nigeria’s Northeast have been met with cheers and celebrations from native residents just lately.
The troops, who have been on Operation Desert Sanity III, had been deployed to fight insurgents within the Sambisa and Timbuktu Triangle areas.
The Nigerian Military disclosed this in a video shared on its official X account on Friday.
The caption learn, “In a heartwarming show of gratitude and solidarity, native communities in Nigeria’s Northeast area have prolonged a heat welcome to heroic troops of the Nigerian Military following a profitable operation within the infamous Sambisa and Timbuktu Triangle areas.
“The operation dubbed “Desert Sanity III,’ aimed toward neutralising rebel threats and securing the area, culminated in a big victory for the nation’s safety forces.”
PUNCH stories that troops of Operation Desert Sanity III rescued one other kidnapped scholar of the Authorities Ladies Secondary College in Chibok, recognized as Lydia Simon, round Ngoshe within the Gwoza Native Authorities Space of Borno State just lately.
It was additionally reported on Wednesday that the troops captured a stronghold of the Boko Haram/Islamic State of West African Province in Borno State.
The Military said that each air and floor items of the operation performed a clearance mission, focusing on the terrorist stronghold located alongside the Ngumne, Kawaran, and Mangu axes throughout the Sambisa Forest and Timbuktu Triangle.
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VIDEO: Heroes Return: Villagers Welcome Nigerian Troopers Again From Profitable Operation
Troopers coming back from a army operation in Nigeria’s Northeast have been met with cheers and celebrations from native residents just lately.
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