Nigerian Army troops of 81 Battalion and 251 Task Force Battalion on Tuesday night laid ambush against Boko Haram elements at two of their crossing points at Komala and Musafanari general area coming from Sambisa Forest in Borno State.

“The ambush party decisively dealt with some terrorists on motorcycles in which a number of terrorists were killed and a few others fled with gunshot wounds. The troops recovered one AK45 rifle with registration number 56-2614519, in addition to a magazine containing 9 rounds of 7.62mm (Special), 6 motorcycles, 2 bags of salt and other assorted food items as well as various Improvised Explosive Making Devices (IEDs),” Acting Director of Army Public Relations, Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, said.

According to the Army Spokesman in a statement issued yesterday evening in Abuja, “The recovered items clearly show that that the terrorists were out for a nefarious mission which was aborted by the timely ambushes. Consequent upon this, we wish to implore members of the public to kindly oblige us with timely information on the Boko Haram terrorists to enable the military and indeed the security to deal with them decisively.”

Col. Usman announced that “troops in various axis of the theatre are poised for the clearance of the remnants of the Boko Haram terrorists in our country.”

•Photo shows Nigerian troops engaged in the war against Boko Haram.