Nigerian Troops of 82 Division Task Force Battalion have neutralised five terrorists, compelling them to retreat in disarray into the Mandara Mountains in Borno State with several gunshot wounds.
According to a statement by the Director, Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, the troops while on patrol along Ngoshe – Ashigashiya, about 12km from the unit’s location, encountered the terrorist group.
The troops recovered one AK 47 Rifle, one Magazine containing 13 rounds of fabricated 7.62mm (Special), a bandolier of 44 rounds of 7.62mm (NATO) and a bag containing 52 rounds of 7.62mm (Special).
In a similar operation, troops of 212 Battalion on 1 July 2021 carried out clearance operations on marauding Boko Haram Terrorists (BHTs) along Gadayi – Kareto – Gubio axis, Magumeri, Tungushe villages and the general area of Kerenoa, Borno State.
During the offensive, troops recovered one AK 47 Rifle and one Baufeng communication Radio set abandoned by the fleeing BHTs.
In a separate operation on 2 July, members of BHTs/ISWAP were intercepted, while crossing through an identified supply route along Auno – Jakana axis with trucks laden with Petroleum, Oil and Lubricant (POL) into the forest. Vigilant troops deployed at Garin Kuturu checkpoint swiftly engaged the terrorists in a fierce battle forcing them to flee abandoning the truck and the products.
Following the attack on the terrorists, reinforcement by troops of Sector 1 and 2, gave the fleeing terrorists a hot pursuit with close air support from the Nigerian Air Force Component of Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK).
Six terrorists were neutralized, three AK 47 rifles and one rocket-propelled grenade were captured, while one Gun truck was destroyed. Two other gun trucks abandoned by the terrorists were also recovered.
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Major General Faruk Yahaya commended the tremendous effort made by the land troops and the Air component of OPHK.
He charged them to deny the terrorists freedom of action by conducting regular patrols and projecting aggressive offensives to completely flush out the terrorists from their hideouts.
The COAS further called on members of the general public to collaborate with the military and other security agencies in the fight against the enemies of the nation.
PIAK
