Soldiers Kill 10 Boko Haram Terrorists While On Operation In Borno (Photos)

Soldiers have recorded yet another
victory in the fight against Boko
Haram terrorist in the country.
Read the update by by the Nigerian
army on Operation Lafiya Dole.
Troops of 3 Battalion, 22 Task Force
Brigade on Friday 10th June 2016,
based on information received that
Boko Haram terrorists elements
earlier dislodged at Chukungudu
and Hausari villages during a
recent clearance operations, were
migrating towards Muska village in
Gamboru Ngala Local Government
Area, conducted fighting patrol
operations in the general area.
During the encounter, the troops
killed 10 Boko Haram terrorists,
captured 2 alive and rescued a
woman with her baby that were
held hostages by the terrorists.
The troops also recovered several
equipment, arms and ammunition
that include 6 AK-47 rifle
magazines, 56 rounds of 7.62m
(Special) rounds of ammunitions, 1
bundle of detonating cord, a
Manual on how to prepare
Improvised Explosive Devices
(IEDs) 2 rifle magazine pouches, a
Techno IPad, a Nokia mobile
telephone handset and 1 Gionee
mobile telephone handset.
Others include 1 Digital Multimetre,
6 SIM cards, 3 Memory cards and 1
Airtel Modem containing memory
card also. The troops also recovered
a wristwatch, 2 Islamic books, an
empty bag and 2 Motorcycles.
The captured terrorists are
undergoing preliminary
interrogation , while rescued
woman and her child are receiving
necessary attention pending
onward movement to Internally
Displaced Persons (IDPs) Camp.
Similarly, another element of the
Battalion also conducted another
fighting patrol to Wumbi village
based on received information on
the presence of remnants of Boko
Haram terrorists in the area.
The patrol team recovered 157
rounds of 7.62mm (NATO)
ammunition and 37 rounds of
7.62mm (Special) ammunition.
In a related development, troops of
22 Brigade Garrison intercepted 15
IDPs, all male adults, approaching
Dikwa from Mudu Kasa village.
They revealed that some Boko
Haram terrorists occasionally visit
and terrorise their village and
forcefully collect food and
valuables.
They further alleged that the
terrorists came in numbers with
some of them holding AK-47 rifles,
while others wield machetes.
As part of the troops mandate of
facilitating humanitarian assistance
by both Governmental and Non-
governmental Organizations (NGOs)
to the IDPs, troops also provided
security to International Committee
of the Red Cross (ICRC) same day.
The troops provided security to the
ICRC’s contractors sinking 5
boreholes around Dikwa IDP camp.
They troops would continue to
provide the needed security to
facilitate humanitarian assistance
and activities in the area.
Thank you for your usual and kind
cooperation.
Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman
Acting Director Army Public
Relations