- Nigerian troops have been pictured doing community service in Borno state
- Troops of 21 Brigade engaged in the community service in efforts to ensure safety of the road for troops, civilian vehicles and humanitarian relief trucks
- They engaged in massive filling of pot holes and extensive clearing of vegetation in the process
Nigerian troops fighting insurgency in the northeast part of the country has on Wednesday July 19 took a break from their engagement against Boko Haram to do maintenance jobs on bad portions along Road Bule Yobe to Darajamel.
Troops of 21 Brigade in efforts to ensure safety of the road for troops, civilian vehicles and humanitarian relief trucks and overall intention of denying the Boko Haram Terrorists freedom of action and facilitate unhindered movement along the routes took their time to maintain the roads.
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In a statement made available the the Army's spokesman, SK Usman, the Army said:
"Troops of formations under 7 Division in Operation LAFIYA DOLE are not resting on their oars as they engage in massive filling of pot holes and extensive clearing of vegetation to ensure security of persons, goods and services along various routes within the Division Area of Responsibility in Borno state.
"Troops of 21 Brigade intensified efforts on Wednesday 19 July 2017 to fill bad portions along Road Bule Yobe to Darajamel. The formation's effort is in line with the Division's overall intention of denying the Boko Haram Terrorists freedom of action and facilitate unhindered movement along the routes.
"The gesture is to ensure safety of the road for troops, civilian vehicles and humanitarian relief trucks. Already, troops of 21 Brigade had earlier laboured vigorously and successfully filled several other pot holes with concrete along Road Banki Junction through Frigi up to Pulka and Gwoza.
Nigerian troops have been pictured doing community service in Borno state. Photo credit: SK Usman
"Simlarly, troops of 192 Battalion of 7 Division Garrison in conjunction with Armed Forces Strike Force Battalion and locals in Delwa carried out road shoulders clearance of vegetation along Road Delwa/Bulabulin.
Troops of 21 Brigade engaged in the community service in efforts to ensure safety of the road for troops, civilian vehicles and humanitarian relief trucks. Photo credit: SK Usman
"In another development, troops of 103 Battalion has fixed pot holes and is engaged in shoulders clearance of vegetation along Road Kunduga to Bama axis.
They engaged in massive filling of pot holes and extensive clearing of vegetation in the process. Photo credit: SK Usman
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"The Division has continued to support the formations with logistics and others necessary assistance to favourably accomplish the tasks.
They took a break from their engagement against Boko Haram to do maintenance jobs on bad portions along Road Bule Yobe to Darajamel. Photo credit: SK Usman
Meanwhile, NAIJ.com had reported that troops of the 120 Task Force Battalion of the 27 Task Force Brigade have arrested a total of 30 women suspected to have ties with the Boko Haram terrorists.
The army said those intercepted include eight women and 11 children.
A statement by Sani Usman, the spokesperson of the Nigerian Army, the women and children were caught fleeing a Boko Haram base in Goniri, Gujba local government area of Yobe state.
The statement obtained by NAIJ.com stated further that the troops also intercepted at least seven women and children escaping from Boko Haram terrorists at Kamuya, Yobe state.
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