Nigerian Army
The Nigerian Army says troops on Operation Lafiya Dole have killed two suspected members of the Boko Haram terrorist group after a robust gunfight in Borno state.
The Deputy Director of Public Relations, Theatre Command Operation Lafiya Dole, Colonel Onyema confirmed this in an assertion on Friday.
Onyema famous that the troops recorded the feat on Thursday after they overran terrorist hideouts in Bukar Maryam and Abaganaram villages of the state in north-east Nigeria.
The troopers, who have been on a joint counter-insurgency operation with Cameroonian Defence Forces and the Civilian Joint Task Force within the northern hinterlands of Borno, additionally arrested different insurgents**.**
“The gallant troops overpowered the insurgents, killing two of them and capturing 11 men after a fierce firefight, during an operation to clear the surrounding villages of fleeing Boko Haram terrorists,” the assertion learn.
Some of the objects recovered from the insurgents embrace two Multi-Purpose Rocket Grenade Launcher (Police Tear Gas Gun), one Rocket Propelled Gun Charger, two AK-47 rifle magazines with 20 rounds of seven.62mm ammunition, and one journal vest.
Other objects captured from the suspects are three bikes, one generator, a device field, a pair of camouflage, one military-type belt, and one Boko Haram flag.
In one other operation, the Explosive Ordce Disposal (EOD) workforce of Operation Lafiya Dole uncovered three Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) planted by Boko Haram terrorists in Doro Naira village to wreak havoc on the neighborhood.
The vigilant troops additionally made the invention on Thursday throughout a counter IED operation whereas sweeping the overall space of IEDs.
The Army, nonetheless, famous that the IEDs have been detonated safely by the EOD workforce.