Boko Haram
Soldiers kill 7 terrorists, arrest 11 in Borno
This was disclosed via a statement released by army spokesperson, Colonel Sani Usman on Monday, June 2016
Soldiers of the Nigerian Army have killed seven Boko Haram terrorists and arrested 11 others during an operation in Borno State.
This was disclosed via a statement released by army spokesperson, Colonel Sani Usman on Monday, June 20, 2016.
It reads:
The
troops carried out clearance patrol from Bitta up to Junction point at
Gambori village, Borno State. During the operation, the troops
encountered Boko Haram terrorists at Bulajani village and successfully
cleared and pursued the fleeing Boko Haram terrorists in the area.
The
troops killed 4 Boko Haram terrorists, while an unconfirmed number
escaped with gunshot wounds. The patrol recovered 6 bicycles and food
storage facility laden with foodstuffs. They also discovered and safely
detonated 1 Improvised Explosive Device (IED) at Madube village.
The
wounded soldiers have been evacuated to 23 Brigade medical facility in
Yola for further treatment. In a related development, troops of 22
Brigade Garrison accompanied by Civilian JTF also carried out patrol at
Albanya village and its environs along Dikwa-Marte axis.
The
troops encountered Boko Haram terrorists at Sinabaya village which is
left of Marte-Kaje road in Dikwa Local Government Area of Borno State.
During the encounter, they killed 3 and apprehended 11 Boko Haram
terrorists.
The patrol team also recovered 1 AK-47
rifle with registration number N37113 and 5 AK-47 rifle magazines.
Other items recovered include a 36 hand grenade, 3 rounds of 7.62mm
(Special) ammunition, 4 motorcycles, 3 bicycles, 1 magazine pouch and 1
mobile telephone handset.
The arrested terrorists
have been moved to the Brigade Headquarters for preliminary
interrogation and subsequent handing over to the Joint Interrogation
Committee.
Similarly, another patrol team from the
same unit in conjunction with some elements of Nigerian Security and
Civil Defence Corps picketed Dikwa-Mafa-Maiduguri road in order to keep
it open and safe against Boko Haram terrorists’ activities.
The
same team also escorted International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC)
humanitarian materials from Maiduguri to Dikwa and Gamboru Ngala
Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps in collaboration with troops
of 7 Division Garrison.
At this point, it is
important to state that as at today, there are 68, 653 IDPs at Dikwa
camp that comprised of 31, 296 males and 37,356 females.
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