Troops of 202 Battalion, Operation LAFIYA DOLE of the Nigerian Army on Friday ambushed and eliminated suspected Boko Haram terrorists trying to cross from Feri-Feri and Tashan Goto axis in Bama Local Government Area of Borno State.

Director of Army Public Relations, Brig. General Sani Kukasheka Usman disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday. He said that the feat was achieved by two ambush teams dispatched based on confirmed information.

According to Gen. Usman, “both teams came in contact with and dealt decisively with them by neutralising two terrorists and recovered two bicycles and three wheel barrows.

The teams also canalised suspected Boko Haram terrorists while trying to circumnavigate the ditch at Shetimari, causing them to flee into the bush with gunshot wounds as traces of blood were seen during exploitation.

“Meanwhile, at about9.00amon Saturday 23rd September 2017, troops of 201 Battalion, 21 Brigade Nigerian Army while on fighting patrol in conjunction Mobile Strike Team 21, discovered an Improvised Explosive Device along Bama-Aulari road. It was however safely detonated by the Explosive Ordinance Device team attached to the patrol team.

“In a related development, troops of 7 Brigade Garrison on 20th September 2017, arrested a suspected physically challenged Boko Haram terrorists’ informant, Mr. Audu Usman at Doron Baga, northern Borno State.”