TROOPS KILL 3 BOKO HARAM TERRORISTS AND ARREST ONE IN AN AMBUSH

The troops of 202 Battalion of 21 Brigade
in Operation LAFIYA DOLE have
ambushed Boko Haram elements in
which they killed 3 and arrested one of
the terrorists at Sabsawa-Boarding road
and BOCOBS-Ngurusoye road on between
1-2nd June 2016.
The captured Boko Haram terrorist, Umar
Mustapha, who claimed to have come
from Sabsawa, has been handed over to
the Brigade Headquarters for further
interrogation and processing.
The troops have continued with their
clearance operations of the remnants of
Boko Haram terrorists within the Sambisa
forest.
In a related development, earlier this
morning, troops of 112 Battalion on patrol
from Mafa to Dikwa were ambushed at
Ajiri village, by Boko Haram terrorists.
Although they successfully cleared the
ambush, one soldier died in the process,
an officer and 3 soldiers sustained various
degrees of injury. One of the civilian JTF
accompanying the patrol team was also
injured.
The team killed 8 Boko Haram terrorists
and recovered arms and ammunitions at
the ambush site. The recovered items
include, 1 Rocket Propel Grenade (RPG),
AK-47 Rifles, 2 Rocket Propel Grenade
bomb, 3 AK-47 Rifle Magazine and 120
rounds of 7.62mm ammunition.
The troops also discovered 3 Improvised
Explosive Devices (IEDs) concealed by the
edge of the road which were safely
detonated by the Explosive Ordnance
Device (EOD) team.
The body of the late soldier and the
injured have since been evacuated to 7
Division Medical Services and Hospital,
Maiduguri.
Thank you for your kind cooperation.
Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman
Acting Director Army Public Relations