Soldiers Kill Hundreds of Boko Haram Terrorists In Latest Raid
A very large number of terrorists have met their final waterloo after
falling into an ambush laid for them by Nigerians troops between Maiduguri
and Damboa, Borno State on Friday.
Security sources close to the ongoing mopping operation will determine the
number of the terrorists who died in the encounter.
The clash followed the troops' move to stop the terrorists who were in the
process of attacking the electricity engineers who were working to restore
power to parts of Borno State.
A large number of the terrorists died in the process while their
improvised explosive devise (IED) laden Hilux truck vehicle was destroyed.
When contacted, Defence Spokesman, Major General Chris Olukolade confirmed
the incidents but insisted that the exact casualty figures were still
being ascertained.
During the encounter, the troops also captured a Hilux vehicle earlier
stolen by the terrorists from the Borno State Ministry of Education, which
they have repainted and mounted with an ant-aircraft gun.
Other weapons recovered by troops include rocket propelled grenades and
rifles. Unfortunately however, two soldiers died in the encounter.
In a similar development, Military Engineer troops who have been clearing
terrorists IEDs and effecting repairs on bridges repelled an attack while
working on a bridge around Husara.
Several terrorists also died in the encounter. A total four General
Purpose Machine Guns, three rifles and two Rocket Propelled Grenade
Launchers were captured from the terrorists during the encounter. One
soldier however died while three others were wounded in the encounter.
Meanwhile in Adamawa State, troops continue with the conduct of land
patrol of towns of Mubi, Uba, Garkida, Muva and others towns and villages
as their advance through coordinated air and land operations in
furtherance of counterterrorism campaign.
By PRNigeria
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