{"id":2485,"date":"2024-08-02T10:51:39","date_gmt":"2024-08-02T10:51:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psmnigeria.org\/?p=2485"},"modified":"2024-08-02T10:59:11","modified_gmt":"2024-08-02T10:59:11","slug":"troops-kill-one-as-boko-haram-commander-surrenders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psmnigeria.org\/?p=2485","title":{"rendered":"Troops kill one, as Boko Haram commander surrenders"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The High Command of the Nigerian Army, says a notorious Boko Haram commander, identified as Babakarami Balawan, has surrendered to its troops deployed for counter terrorism operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army also said that the troops conducted a series of operations that resulted in the rescue of abducted persons, neutralization of a notorious terrorist, interception of illegally refined Automated Gas Oil (AGO), and seizure of arms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zemanta.com\/privacy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is contained in a statement by the Nigeria Army, saying that in Kogi State, troops responded swiftly to a distress call along the Obajana Oshokoshoko road, where some civilians were abducted and taken into the forest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The statement also explained that the troops moved in swiftly to locate the victims, where they had a fierce shoot-out with the kidnappers and successfully extricated the hostages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army added that troops in Imo State acting on credible intelligence intercepted a vehicle transporting 21 sacks of illegally refined diesel (AGO), stressing that it also arrested armed individuals who were hired to escort the illegal product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The statement said: \u201cIn another development in Borno State, a notorious Boko Haram fighter named Babakarami Balawan has surrendered to troops in Bama Local Government Area, following aggressive onslaught on terrorists\u2019 hideouts in the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cItems recovered from the terrorist are one AK 49 rifle, a magazine, and a bicycle. 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