Two suspected terrorists operating along Gwoza axis of Borno State have met their waterloo after being betrayed by a Good Samaritan. They were “neutralised by troops of 26 Task Force Brigade in an ambush conducted in Sabon Gari and Jirawa Village on Friday 28 June,” Acting Director of Army Public Relations, Colonel Sagir Musa, said yesterday.

He added in a statement: “The ambush which is in continuation of Operation Halaka Dodo was conducted in conjunction with some members of the Civilian Joint Task Force. The terrorists were said to be scouting for soft target especially vulnerable farmers to disrupt their faming activities with intention of kidnapping women and children to be enslaved as labourers on farmlands belonging to the terrorists.”

Musa disclosed that at the end of the encounter, the troops recovered the following items:

a. One Ak 47 rifle without a butt

b. One Bajaj Motorcycle

c. Clothing and laundry items

“As at the time of filing this report, troops are on aggressive clearance patrols in the general areas with the view to flush out other fleeing bandits,” the Army Spokesman said in a statement.