AGAIN, TROOPS CLEAR BOKO HARAM AMBUSH AND CLEAR GARE

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.
Kindly disseminate this information and the
attached photographs to the public through your
esteemed medium.
Thank you for your usual cooperation.
Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman
Acting Director, Army Public Relations