A soldier died yesterday when troops of the 112 Battalion on patrol from Mafa to Dikwa in Borno State were ambushed at Ajiri village, by Boko Haram terrorists. The military said although the terrorists were successfully cleared from the ambush, an officer and three soldiers were injured. One Civilian JTF man, accompanying the patrol team […]
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A soldier died yesterday when troops of the 112 Battalion on patrol from Mafa to Dikwa in Borno State were ambushed at Ajiri village, by Boko Haram terrorists.
The military said although the terrorists were successfully cleared from the ambush, an officer and three soldiers were injured. One Civilian JTF man, accompanying the patrol team was also injured.
Also yesterday, troops of 202 Battalion of 21 Brigade in Operation LAFIYA DOLE ambushed Boko Haram elements and killed three, while one was arrested at Sabsawa-Boarding road and BOCOBS-Ngurusoye road between June 1 and 2.
The captured Boko Haram terrorist, Umar Mustapha, who claimed to have come from Sabsawa, has been handed over to the Brigade Headquarters for further interrogation and processing.
The troops have continued with their clearance operations of the remnants of Boko Haram terrorists within the Sambisa forest.
The team killed eight Boko Haram terrorists and recovered arms and ammunitions at the ambush site. The recovered items include, 1 Rocket Propel Grenade (RPG), AK-47 Rifles, 2 Rocket Propel Grenade bomb, 3 AK-47 Rifle Magazine and 120 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition.
The troops also discovered 3 Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) concealed by the edge of the road which were safely detonated by the Explosive Ordnance Device (EOD) team.
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