TROOPS OF 7 BRIGADE RECORD ANOTHER SUCCESS

In a bid to further consolidate the successes so
far recorded in the clearance operations of the
remnants of the Boko Haram insurgents, again
the gallant troops of 7 Brigade Quick Reaction
Force on a routine fighting patrol had an
encounter with members of the Boko Haram
moving on 3 motorcycles along Kekeno axis
linking Dabam Masara.
During the pursuit, troops killed 2 Boko Haram
terrorists and recovered 2 AK-47 rifles, 3
motorcycles and one tear gas from the terrorists.
Other items recovered include 4 mobile
telephone handsets, assorted sizes of bathroom
slippers, food flasks, plastic cups, amongst others.
It would be recalled that this same troops
yesterday killed a wanted Boko Haram kingpin
who is on serial 95 on the first Nigerian Army
wanted list of 100 Boko Haram terrorists leaders.
In related development, troops of 118 Task Force
Battalion of 7 Brigade, also encountered Boko
Haram terrorists at Ma'ala Village in Kukawa Local
Government Area of Borno State. During the
encounter, the troops killed 1 Boko Haram
terrorist and captured 1 alive. They also rescued a
3 year old girl from the terrorists.
In addition, they also recovered quite a number
of items from the terrorists which include 1 AK-47
rifle, 3 rifle magazines, 1 Hewlett Packard laptop,
2 External hard drives, a pair military and Nigeria
Police camouflage uniform, a camel bag, 3 mini
solar panels, assorted charms, fishing nets and
soldering iron, amongst others.
Thank you .
Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman
Acting Director Army Public Relations