The Nigerian Army yesterday said as part of Operation Gama Aiki, troops of the Operation Lafiya Dole and the Multinational Joint Task Force had captured Mallam Fatori, a border town in the northernmost part of Borno State.
Army spokesman, Colonel Sani Usman, said in a statement yesterday that the town was taken by troops after a fierce battle closely covered by air operations.
He said the militants reinforced around the border with Niger Republic while the troops were consolidating on this success. He also said the troops killed several Boko Haram militants in the resulting encounter and subsequently had to withdraw to a vantage position. “The operation is continuing,” the spokesman said early yesterday.
