According to Col. Sani Kukasheka Usman, the Acting Director Army Public Relations, in the early hours of yesterday, some elements of Boko Haram terrorists in 5 gun trucks, motorcycles and 2 Golf cars laden with IEDs from Sambisa forest axis attempted an attack on 121 Task Force Battalion at Pulka.
The ever alert and vigilant troops rose to the occasion and successfully repelled the attack and killed 7 Boko Haram terrorists, wounded several others and recovered 4 AK-47 rifles, 3 AK-47 rifle magazine and 92 rounds of 7.62mm (NATO) belt ammunition. We wish to state that our troops are hale and hearty
In a related development, troops of 3 Battalion caught a suspected Boko Haram terrorists’ spy near the Battalion Headquarters at Gamboru Ngala. On interrogation, he confessed that he was sent to spy on the troops from Wulge. Consequent upon this the troops organized a fighting patrol comprising elements of Army Headquarters Strike Group and Civilian JTF to Wulge and Walamari.
The troops had encounter with Boko Haram terrorists in which they killed 27 of them, recovered 5 motorcycles and 8 bicycles. They also cleared 12 terrorists’ camps and recovered 1 AK-47 rifles as well as 1 Dane gun. The troops also rescued 455 persons and escorted them to Gamboru IDPs camp.
Unfortunately, we lost one of the Civilian JTF. Nevertheless,the troops’ morale remains very high. Similarly, troops of 103 Battalion, yesterday evening ambushed Boko Haram terrorists at Mairimri village crossing point in which they killed quite a number of terrorists, recovered 15 bicycles and foodstuffs. Further confirmatory reconnaissance would be conducted to further exploit the situation.
Troops repel rescue 445 abducted persons, repels Boko Haram attack
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