Allergic Boko Haram attacks: 26 customs officers reportedly killed

Boko Haram attacls has affected the
performance of the Nigerian Customs
Service
26 officers have reportedly been
killed by Boko Haram
The economic borders in the regions
have also been closed
26 customs officers have reportedly been
killed by Boko Haram terrorists in
various attacks,
This Day reports that this was revealed
by the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) on
Wednesday, December 20.
Mr. Joshua Angbalaga who is the
comptroller of the service in Borno and
Yobe States said Boko Haram activities
have affected them in the discharge of
their duties effectively in the north east.
He said only one of the 13 economic
borders is functioning optimally with
another one running skeletal service.
He explained that this has affected the
revenue of the command.
Angbalaga said the “border at Gaidam in
Yobe State is functional while the other in
Gamboru, Borno is functioning skeletally.”
He said until the army completely crush
the insurgency, the 13 economic borders
across Borno and Yobe States would
remain closed.
Meanwhile, the Nigerian army recorded
another major success in the fight against
insurgency in the northeastern part of
the country as its troops launched an
attack against the Boko Haram terrorists
A statement by Colonel Timothy Antigha,
the deputy director of public relations of
the 8 division Nigerian army, revealed
that the success was in continuation of
Operation Deep Punch 2, designed to
smoke out Boko Haram terrorists
inhabiting remote islands in Lake Chad
basin lying within Nigerian territory.
He said troops of the division on
Operation Lafiya Dole, and supported by
soldiers of the Armed Forces Strike
Group (AFSG) inflicted heavy casualty on
the terrorists and recovered weapons and
vehicles abandoned by the insurgents