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Nigerian Army moves weapons to Chad for final onslaught against Boko Haram

&NewLine;<p>Following last week success recorded by Republic of Chad that destroyed five bases of Boko Haram terror group&comma; the Nigerian Army is currently moving to Sambisa Forest with weapons of war for final onslaught against the dreaded insurgent&period;&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>The militant group had attacked Chadian military base on March 23&comma; killing 98 of its &nbsp&semi;soldiers&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>In retaliation&comma; their bases in Niger and Nigeria were destroyed last week as part of &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Operation Boma&&num;8217&semi;s Wrath&comma;&&num;8221&semi; according to Chad’s presidency which said operations against the terror group would continue without pause&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-large"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2020&sol;04&sol;Army-1&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-2953"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Before the movement to Sambisa Forest&comma; the Nigerian Army had taken delivery of shipment of military vehicles from NORINCO&comma; a Chinese state-owned defense corporation that manufactures a diverse range of civil and military products&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Among the assortment of weapons delivered were about 17 military vehicles comprising VT4 Main Battle Tank&comma; SH5 105 MM Wheeled Self Propeled Howtzers and STI Tanks<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Boko Haram launched a bloody insurgency in 2009 in northeastern Nigeria but later spread its atrocities to neighboring Niger&comma; Chad and Cameroon&comma; which prompted a military response&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Millions of people have been killed and nearly 3 million displaced in a decade of Boko Haram terror activities in Nigeria&comma; according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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