Army Kills 10 Boko Haram Terrorists, Captures 2 Alive In Borno

The Nigerian Army has said that its troops of 3 Battalion and 22 Task Force Brigade on Friday while conducting fighting patrol operations in Muska Village in Gamboru Ngala local government area killed 10 Boko Haram terrorists, captured two alive and rescued a woman with her baby that were held hostage by the terrorists.

A statement signed and issued to journalists on Saturday by the acting director Army Public Relations, Col Sani Kukasheka Usman said “troops of 3 Battalion, 22 Task Force Brigade on Friday 10th June 2016,  based on information received that  Boko Haram terrorists elements earlier dislodged  at Chukungudu and Hausari villages during a recent clearance operations, were migrating towards Muska Village in Gamboru Ngala local government area,   conducted fighting patrol operations in the general area.”

Col Usman said during the encounter, the troops killed 10 Boko Haram terrorists,  captured two alive and rescued a woman with her baby that were held hostage by the terrorists.

“ The troops also recovered several equipment, arms and ammunition that include six AK-47 rifle magazines, 56 rounds of 7.62m (Special) rounds of ammunitions, one bundle of detonating cord, a manual on how to prepare improvised explosive devices (IEDs),  two rifle magazine pouches, a Techno IPad, a Nokia mobile telephone handset and one Gionee mobile telephone handset.

“Others include one digital  multimetre,  six SIM cards, three  memory cards and   one  Airtel modem containing memory card also.  The troops also recovered a wristwatch, ttwo Islamic books, an empty bag and two motorcycles.

“The captured terrorists are undergoing preliminary interrogation , while rescued woman and her child are receiving necessary attention pending onward movement to internally displaced persons (IDPs).  Camp”, S K. Usman stated.

He said similarly, another segment of the battalion also conducted another fighting patrol to Wumbi Village based on received information on the presence of  remnants  of  Boko Haram terrorists in the area. The patrol team recovered 157 rounds of 7.62mm (NATO) ammunition and 37 rounds of 7.62mm (Special) ammunition.

“In a related development, troops of 22 Brigade Garrison intercepted 15 IDPs, all male adults,  approaching  Dikwa from Mudu Kasa Village. They revealed that some Boko Haram terrorists occasionally visit and terrorise their village and forcefully collect food and valuables. They further alleged that   the terrorists came   in numbers with some of them holding AK-47 rifles, while others wield machetes.

“As part of the troops mandate of facilitating humanitarian assistance by both governmental  and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to the IDPs, troops also provided security to International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) same day.  The troops provided security to the ICRC’s contractors sinking 5 boreholes around Dikwa IDP camp.

 

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By Unknown on Saturday, 11 June 2016