The Joint Task Force in Yobe
State announced yesterday that one Bakaka, who is believed to be the field
commander of the Boko Haram sect in Damaturu, has been killed.
A statement issued by the JTF spokesman, Lt. Eli Lazarus, said the
Yobe sect kingpin was among 30 sect members killed and 10 arrested after a
search operation at a hideout in the Khandahar area of the state capital.
The statement reads: “In the early hours of Sunday, October 7,
2012, men of JTF in Damaturu, Yobe State on cordon and search operation in
suspected Boko Haram hideout at Kandahar and the cemetery areas of Damaturu
engaged in a gun battle with the suspected terrorists.
“About 30 suspected Boko Haram terrorists were killed in the
battle, which lasted several hours. In the battle, the notorious, one-eyed
Bakaka, the field commander of Boko Haram in Damaturu and a close associate of
Abubakar Shekau, was killed.
“Ten others arrested during the battle are presently assisting
investigators to track other senior members of the terrorist group.
“Six rifles, 90 rounds of ammunition, several handsets and sim
packs were recovered. Other items recovered include knives, bows and arrows,
diggers and 2 keke NAPEP tricycles. Also, 3 cans of IEDs recovered were
detonated.”
Musa expressed the appreciation of the JTF to residents for their
cooperation and assistance, urging those that had credible information to be
free to contact the task force through some designated telephone numbers which
he gave.
Contact JTF with any of these numbers in case of any suspicious
movement 08064174066, 07085464012 and 08154429346.
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