Troops Eliminate Terrorists in Kala Borno Community, Rescue Nine Minors

Following a tip-off that some suspected Boko Haram terrorists were gathered at Jarawa village, Kala Balge Local Government Area of Borno State, troops of 3 Battalion, 22 Brigade Nigerian Army of Operation Lafiya Dole, in conjunction with some Civilian JTF yesterday carried out a successful clearance operation along that axis.

The troops, about a kilometre to Jarawa village, entered a heavy Boko Haram terrorists’ ambush, which they successfully cleared after about some minutes of fire fight.

A statement by the Director of Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Sani Kukasheka Usman, said the troops were able to neutralise a large number of Boko Haram terrorists including the notorious Abu Nazir, the terrorists’ Amir in Jarawa during the operation.

He said the troops also captured several weapons including an AK-47 rifle, one double barrel gun, one primed heavy Improvised Explosive Device (IED) and three motorcycles.

Usman said the soldiers rescued nine abducted children undergoing training at the terrorists’ training camp in the village.

Headdedthattheminorshavebeen evacuatedandarebeinggivenpreliminary humanitarianassistanceinpreparationto handing them over to Kala Balge Internally Displaced Persons Camp management committee.