Troops Kill 4 Boko Haram Terrorists In Ambush ... Recover Fire Arms And Ammunition

Troops of 192 Battalion deployed in Operation Lafiya Dole have killed 3 Boko Haram terrorists in an ambush successfully staged against marauding Boko Haram terrorists along Lokodisa village in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno state.

Acting on reliable intelligence, the valiant troops staged the ambush in the early hours of today Thursday 7 June 2018 neutralising the terrorists after a gun duel.

Colonel Onyema Nwachukwu, Deputy Director Public Relations, Theatre Command, operation Lafiya Dole said in a statement Thursday that the troops also recovered 3 Dane guns, 5 bicycles and a trolley.

In a separate encounter, troops of 145 Battalion deployed in 8 Task Force Division Area of responsibility have killed a Boko Haram terrorist at Gashigar in Abadam Local Government Area , also in Borno state.

The terrorist was killed during a failed attempt by fleeing terrorists to escape through an identified route used by the insurgents.

The vigilant troops also recovered one AK 47 rifle and one magazine loaded with 25 rounds of 7.62 mm ammunition from the insurgents.

Meanwhile, 38 returnee refugees from Zigage in the Republic of Cameroon were today received by troops of 3 Battalion at Gamboru in Ngala Local Government Area of Borno State .

The refugees comprising 11 men, 6 women and 21 Children have been profiled and handed over to officials of Gamboru Internally Displaced Persons camps.