The
Nigerian Army troops in the various sectors of the fight against
terrorism and insurgency in the north east are making tremendous
progress.
On
Friday, a patrol team from 5 Brigade, traversing Dogon Gida and New
Marte stepped on an undetected Improvised Explosive Device (IED) buried
by suspected Boko Haram terrorists.
Unfortunately,
4 soldiers sustained various degrees of injuries and their vehicle was
badly damaged. The wounded soldiers have since been evacuated by Nigeria
Air Force.
Nevertheless,
the team has been reinforced and have continued their patrols until
they fish out the perpetrators and neutralize them.
Similarly,
to further buttress the collective resolve in the fight against Boko
Haram terrorists between Nigeria and our neighbouring countries, troops
of 25 and 26 Task Force Brigades in conjunction with Cameroonian forces
carried out clearance operation against the Boko Haram terrorists around
Ngoshe village.
While
the Cameroonian troops carried out the clearance, their Nigerian
counterparts provided blocking forces at strategic points where they
decisively dealt with fleeing terrorists that tried to escape.
Consequently,
troops of 121 Task Force Battalion also advanced to Mararraba, Angwan
Fada, Dale, Wizha, Bokko Timit, Bokko Nasanu, Bokko Hide, up to Ngoshe
village where they linked up with the Cameroonians.
During
the operations all Boko Haram terrorists enclaves within the area were
cleared. In the process, the troops killed 10 Boko Haram terrorists and
also rescued 45 persons which included 17 women and 28 children.
The
troops also discovered that the terrorists cratered the road linking
Pulka, Mararraba and Ngoshe and safely detonated 5 IEDs buried by the
terrorists. In addition, they also destroyed an IED manufacturing
workshop in the village. They also cleared Sino village.
The
Cameroonian forces have also knocked out Boko Haram terrorists gun
trucks, raided and cleared several IED making factories along the border
towns.
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