STANDSTILL IN BORNO STATE AS THE MILITARY BEGINS SEARCH FOR THE DREADED BOKO HARAM

 

After the declaration of  state of emergency by the president.the Nigerian Army yesterday formally commenced air and ground hostilities against Boko Haram under emergency regulations in thick forests in Sambisa, Borno State in an area the sect was reported to have used as a recruiting and training base.
A senior military officer source said that the soldiers attacked the area and dislodged the sect members who fled the heavy military onslaught.
The source said that there is yet to be any serious offensive mounted by the sect, stressing that the Nigerian Army is backed by the Nigerian Air Force who are part of the operations.
The source also told us that soldiers are hunting down members of the Boko Haram sect in all their identified bases in Gashua, Yobe state.  Banks and other public and government businesses have been instructed to suspend their operations.
Meanwhile, a 6pm to 6am curfew has been imposed on Yola, Adamawa State, starting today, as part of the crackdown against Boko Haram.
The sect is yet to react in their usual video style or press releases to the latest developments.