Troops have
intensified efforts to clear the remnants of Boko Haram terrorists in
various parts of the north east through various military operations on
daily basis.
It is in line
with this that troops of 7 Division Strike Group Team B attached to 22
Brigade embarked on combination of foot and mobile fighting patrols on
daily basis to deny the Boko Haram terrorists freedom of action in
their area of operations.
Yesterday
Thursday, 28th April 2016, they embarked on such efforts in the
general area of Bogoro, Duguno 1, Duguno 2 and 3. However, on reaching
Mbaraka, they encountered some elements of the Boko Haram terrorists who
engaged the patrol team in a gun battle.
The troops rose
to the occasion and successfully cleared the terrorists and proceeded to
Jadda village which was suspected to be strong hold of the Boko Haram
terrorists. As rightly believed, a large number of them were discovered
to have the terrorists group’s flags hoisted in their domains.
The troops
engaged the Boko Haram terrorists and killed 4 of them. The patrol team
also made another startling discovery, a big pit where the Boko Haram
terrorists used for dumping bodies of hapless victims of their nefarious
activities to decompose.
It was also discovered that the terrorists held lots of
people as hostage in Jadda. The fighting patrol team also succeeded in
freeing those held hostage and recovered an AK-47 rifle with
registration number OF-4814, 30 rounds of 7.62mm (Special) ammunition,
12 rounds of 7.62mm (NATO) ammunition, 14 Dane Guns, 1 motorcycle, 2
Solar panels and food storage facility. Other items include 120 litres
of AGO and packs of Panadol.
Sadly, one of our soldiers suffered gunshot wound and was
evacuated for further medical treatment. We are glad to state that he is
in stable condition and responding to treatment.
Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman Acting Director Army Public Relations
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