The leadership of the Nigerian army has moved to finally secure the dreaded Sambisa forest and former stronghold of the Boko Haram sect.
The soldiers during a construction operation
The Nigerian Army Engineers (NAE) Corps in a bid to actualize the directive of the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Yusufu Buratai, of holding this year's Nigerian Army Small Arms Championship (NASAC 2017), in Sambisa Forest, Borno State, has mobilized to site and commenced access roads clearance and construction of range and other facilities.
This was contained in a recent press release by the Brigadier General Sani Kukasheka Usman, Director Army Public Relations.
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