Nigerian troops of 81 Task Force Battalion in conjunction with Civilian Joint Task Force and Vigilante have taken out scores of Boko Haram fighters along Dikwa – Ajiri axis in Dikwa Local Government Area of Borno state, North East of Nigeria.
The troops on patrol came in contact with terrorists mounted on motorcycles and a gun truck, swiftly engaged them in a fierce firefight, killing 6 of them and recovered several weapons, ammunition and other items which include; 1 PKM, 2 AK 47 rifles, 1 FN rifle, 3 FN rifle magazines, 2 AK 47 rifle magazines, 36 rounds of 7.62mm NATO,19 rounds of 7.62mm special, 67 PKM linked rounds, 2 motorcycles, 1 magazine pouch, 2 mobile handsets and a tube of adhesive solution.
A statement by the Director Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Mohammed Yarima said the ongoing aggressive fighting patrol and concealed picketing conducted by troops is in continuation of the ongoing subsidiary Operation in the Theatre of Operation Lafiya Dole code-named operation “Tura Takaibango”
He also said troops of Bravo Company while on similar routine perimeter patrol on the same 15 March, recovered a mobile handset phone suspected to been abandoned by the fleeing members of the terrorists who came under troops heavy fire during the attempt to infiltrate the camp on 14 March 2021, “The handset has been handed over to 7 Military Intelligence Brigade for scrutiny.”
It also said in line with the directive of the Chief of Army Staff, Ibrahim Attahiru, troops will remain resolute and determined to ensure that the general area is completely cleared and protected while aggressively dominating every route where terrorists are suspected to move around in order to smoke them out.
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