Troops of 155 Task Force Battalion of 29 Task Force Brigade
while on clearance patrol along Banki junction on Monday encountered a Boko
Haram terrorists ambush at Bolungu village which was successfully cleared. The
troops killed all the 3 attackers and also recovered 1 Fabrique Nationale rifle
with registration number UE16A86257 and 1G3 rifle with registration number
10f995, as well as 19 rounds of 7.62mm (NATO) ammunition.
Similarly, some element of the unit stationed in Mayanti
encountered 2 fleeing Boko Haram terrorists from the villages cleared yesterday
and killed 1 while trying to shot the troops and arrested the other. The
arrested suspected terrorists has been making very useful statements. The
troops recovered 5 bicycles, bags of grains and other items.
In a related development, the unit today, cleared more more
Boko Haram terrorists enclaves and hideouts Gare village around Sambisa forest.
During the operation, the troops killed 1 terrorist who attacked a soldier with
cutlass and arrested 4 other suspected Boko Haram terrorist group members. The
troops also rescued 36 persons, comprising 2 men, 9 women and 26 children and
recovered 2 mobile telephone handset.
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