Troops of 152
Battalion, 21 Brigade Nigerian Army on Operation Lafiya Dole on Monday 30th
October 2017, encountered suspected Boko Haram terrorists ambush along Banki-
Bula Yobe road in Bama Local Government Area of Borno State, while on escort
duties of some civilians from Banki to Maiduguri.
Although the troops successfully cleared the ambush after a heavy fire fight, regrettably 4 persons lost their lives when their vehicle stepped on a buried Improvised Explosive Device on the road. Similarly, twelve persons comprising 6 soldiers, 2 Civilian JTF and 6 Internally Displaced Persons sustained various degrees of injuries.
The terrorists who
laid an improvised explosive devices on the road to deter troops movement had
amongst them a suicide bomber who could not bear the troops heavy volume of
fire which made the terrorist to detonate the explosive killing only
himself.
The Troops displayed
high level of gallantry by swiftly engaging the terrorists which led to the
neutralizing of the large number of the terrorists while some of them escaped
with gunshot wounds.
During the
exploitation process, they also discovered bodies of some of the Boko Haram
terrorists and recovered 2 Fabrique Nationale Rifle magazines, 50 Belted 7.62mm
special and a Detonating Cord 33 used by the terrorists in detonating
Improvised Explosive Device. The wounded soldiers have since been evacuated by
Nigerian Air Force helicopter to 7 Division Hospital and Medical Services and
are recuperating well.
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