[ALLAFRICA] Following continued air and land strikes on Boko Haram... not to be confused with Procol Harum, Harum Scarum, possibly to be confused with Helter Skelter. The Nigerian version of al-Qaeda and the Taliban rolled together and flavored with a smigeon of distinctly Subsaharan ignorance and brutality...
Death Eaters in the hills and forests of the North-East, an officer of the Nigerian Army and four soldiers have been killed in an ambush by the terrorists, while scores of the sect members were killed in the shootout that ensued.
The death of the soldiers came just as a distress call from indigenes indicating a planned attack, saved some communities around the Lake Chad Basin from being over run by the terrorists.
A statement by the Director of Defence Information, Major-General Chris Olukolade, said: "A timely distress call has saved communities besieged by the Death Eaters in search of food around the Lake Chad area.
"The terrorists, who were said to be heavily armed, scampered for safety on sensing the approach of troops. The troops of the Multi National Joint Task Force on patrol of the area have so far recovered some arms and ammunition left behind by fleeing terrorists.
"Cordon and search of the area is continuing with a view to apprehending any of the Death Eaters that could be lurking around.
"Meanwhile,
...back at the argument, Livia grabbed for Jane's hair to make her point. Jane elbowed her in the face in rebuttal...
the assault on terrorists' enclaves in Sambisa forests and surrounding locations is continuing. Operational activities around Wala, Gwoza, Pulka and environs have been intensified.
"Encounters resulting from air and land strikes and an ambush of troops on patrols in the area have resulted in the death of scores of Death Eaters and loss of five soldiers, including an officer."