TROOPS KILL FIVE BOKO HARAM INSURGENTS IN HEAVY GUN BATTLE IN DAUSHE
Troops of 82 Division Task Force Battalion on patrol along Ngoshe – Ashigashiya engaged in a heavy gun battle with Boko Haram Insurgents, which left Five Insurgents dead in Daushe.
The gun battle compelled the insurgent group to retreat in confusion into Mandara Mountains with several gunshot wounds.
During the gun battle, the troops recovered one AK 47 Rifle, one Magazine containing 13 rounds of fabricated 7.62mm (Special), a bandolier of 44 rounds of 7.62mm (NATO) and a bag containing 52 rounds of 7.62mm (Special).
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In another similar operation, troops of 212 Battalion carried out clearance operations on prowling Boko Haram Insurgents along Gadayi – Kareto – Gubio axis, Magumeri, Tungushe villages and the general area of Kerenoa. Now, during the operation, the troops recovered one AK 47 Rifle and one Baufeng communication Radio set abandoned by the fleeing Insurgents.
However, on the next day, members of Boko Haram /ISWAP were intercepted, while crossing through an identified supply route along Auno – Jakana axis with trucks loaded with Petroleum, Oil and Lubricant (POL) into the forest.
The troops deployed at Garin Kuturu check point engaged the insurgents in a fierce battle forcing them to flee abandoning the truck and the products.
Following the attack on insurgents, reinforcement by troops of Sectors 1 and 2, gave the fleeing insurgents a hot pursuit with support from the Nigerian Air Force Component of Operation HADIN KAI.
At the verge of the encounter, six terrorists were killed, three AK 47 rifles and one rocket propelled grenade were captured, while one Gun truck was destroyed. Two other gun trucks abandoned by insurgents were also recovered.
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Major General Faruk Yahaya charged the troops to deny the insurgents freedom of action by conducting regular patrols and projecting aggressive offensives to completely wipe out the insurgents from their hideouts.
He further called on members of the general public to collaborate with the military and other security agencies in the fight against the enemies of the nation.
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