Troops kill 15 B/Haram, free 53 captives in Borno
Troops under the Operation Lafiya Dole in Borno State, in a joint operation with the Cameroonian Defence Forces, have killed 15 Boko Haram insurgents in separate encounters in Southern Lake Chad Basin.
They also rescued four men, 33 women and 16 children from the Boko Haram captivity.
The troops had on Tuesday neutralised the insurgents whilst conducting operations to clear remnants of Boko Haram insurgents in the Lake Chad Islands and surrounding villages of northern Borno.
Army spokesman at the Theatre Command in Maiduguri, Col. Onyema Nwachukwu, said in a statement yesterday that the troops were able to dislodge the insurgents from their hideout after a fierce battle, killing 11 insurgents in Gomaran village of Southern Lake Chad Basin.
“In two other separate encounters with the fleeing insurgents in Firgi and Moula, both in Bama and Dikwa Local Governments Areas of Borno State, troops also ambushed and neutralised four Boko Haram insurgents who were fleeing troops’ onslaught in the northern fringes,” he said.
The clearance operations also led to the recovery of one SingleBarrel-Gun, one Dane gun and one locally made pistol. Other items recovered from the dislodged insurgents include four Motorcycles, motorcycle spare parts, two tricycles, six pumping machines, and two power generating sets. Additionally, the valiant troops captured two Boko Haram flags, a pair of Camouflage uniform, a pair of combat boots, a Camera, a bag of mechanical tools and medications.