The troops of 155 Task Force Battalion
of 29 Task Force Brigade while on clearance patrol along Banki junction
on Monday encountered Boko Haram terrorists ambushed at Bolungu village.
The terrorists were successfully repelled and cleared.
The Director of Army Public Relations
(DAPR), Col. Sani Usman in a statement Tuesday, said that the “troops
killed all the three attackers, recovered one Fabrique Nationale rifle
with registration number UE16A86257 and 1G3 rifle with registration
number 10f995, and as well as 19 rounds of 7.62mm (NATO) ammunition.
Similarly, Usman said some element of
the unit stationed in Mayanti encountered two fleeing Boko Haram
terrorists from the villages that was cleared on Monday. He confirmed
that one was killed while trying to shoot the troops but the second
suspect was apprehended.
He said the arrested suspected
terrorists has been making very useful statements, and the troops also
recovered five bicycles, bags of grains and other items.
In a related development, Usman said
that the same unit yesterday, cleared more Boko Haram terrorists
enclaves and hideouts in Gare village around Sambisa forest.
He noted that the troops during the
operation, killed another terrorist who attacked a soldier with cutlass
and arrested four other suspected Boko Haram terrorist group members.
“The troops also rescued 36 persons,
comprising two men, nine women and 26 children and recovered two mobile
telephone handset,” he stated.
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