UPDATE ON OPERATION LAFIYA DOLE: TROOPS REPELLED ATTACK AND RESCUE 455 ABDUCTED PERSONS

Today (Friday), in the early hours, some
elements of Boko Haram terrorists in 5 gun
trucks, motorcycles and 2 Golf cars laden
with Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs)
from Sambisa forest axis attempted an
attack on 121 Task Force Battalion at Pulka.
The ever alert and vigilant troops rose to
the occasion and successfully repelled the
attack and killed 7 Boko Haram terrorists,
wounded several others and recovered 4
AK-47 rifles, 3 AK-47 rifle magazine and 92
rounds of 7.62mm (NATO) belt
ammunition. We wish to state that our
troops are hale and hearty.
In a related development, troops of 3
Battalion caught a suspected Boko Haram
terrorists’ spy near the Battalion
Headquarters at Gamboru Ngala. On
interrogation, he confessed that he was
sent to spy on the troops from Wulge.
Consequent upon this the troops organized
a fighting patrol comprising elements of
Army Headquarters Strike Group and
Civilian JTF to Wulge and Walamari. The
troops had encounter with Boko Haram
terrorists in which they killed 27 of them,
recovered 5 motorcycles and 8 bicycles.
They also cleared 12 terrorists’ camps and
recovered 1 AK-47 rifles as well as 1 Dane
gun.
The troops also rescued 455 persons and
escorted them to Gamboru Internally
Displaced Persons’ (IDPs) camp.
Unfortunately, we lost one of the Civilian
JTF. Nevertheless, the troops’ morale
remains very high.
Similarly, troops of 103 Battalion this
evening ambushed Boko Haram terrorists
at Mairimri village crossing point in which
they killed quite a number of terrorists,
recovered 15 bicycles and foodstuffs.
Further confirmatory reconnaissance
would be conducted to further exploit the
situation.
Thank you for your kind cooperation.
Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman
Acting Director Army Public Relations