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Gallant troops after routing Boko Haram terrorists and setting their buildings on fire
Troops of 192 Battalion, 26 Task Force Brigade, deployed for Operation LAFIYA DOLE, on Tuesday morning, carried out clearance operation of suspected Boko Haram terrorists’ hideouts at Dissa and Patawe general area, Borno State.
“During the operation, the troops neutralised 6 Boko Haram terrorists and wounded several others. They also recovered an AK-47 Rifle, 1 AK-47 Magazine loaded with 9 rounds of ammunition, 22 rounds of 7.62mm (NATO) ammunition, 3 Bicycles and 3 Bags of Groundnut. The team also recovered the sum of Twenty Nine Thousand and Forty Naira (N29,040.00k) on the body of one of the terrorists,” according to Director of Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Sani Kukasheka Usman.
The Army Spokesman said in a statement issued on Wednesday that, “in a related development, troops of 82 Division Task Force Battalion attached to 26 Task Force Brigade intercepted and ambushed a Boko Haram terrorist logistics supplier at a crossing point around Daushe village today. The team recovered a Bag of Sorghum, Basketful of provisions and other sundry items. The troops also rescued a 36-old-woman with gunshot wounds enroute back.”