Troops and Boko
Haram terrorists were engaged in prolonged fierce battle in Rann, Borno State
on Friday and 15 terrorists were killed, while four soldiers were injured. The fight
started at 6 a.m and ended after 9 a.m.
A source told
Premium Times the battle began when fighters of the terror group launched a
surprise attack on troops, shooting sporadically. The soldiers responded
promptly, killing an unknown number of the terrorists, and wounding several
others.
The battle raged for
over two hours, and when the dust settled, several terrorists were found dead.
Arms and ammunition
recovered from the terrorists include, two AK47 rifles, four FN rifles, one M21
rifle, 110 X 7.62MM NATO ammunition, 20 X 7.62MM special,, 40 X M21 rounds, 4 X
FN extra magazine and two locally made explosives.
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