TROOPS CARRY OUT BOKO HARAM TERRORISTS CLEARANCE OPERATIONS
Troops of 114 Task Force Battalion of 28 Task Force Brigade in
conjunction with members of vigilante group in an effort to keep the
road open and secure, today, Sunday 19th June 2016, carried out a
clearance operation along Bitta-Damboa axis.
The troops carried out clearance patrol from Bitta up to Junction point
at Gambori village, Borno State. During the operation, the troops
encountered Boko Haram terrorists at Bulajani village and successfully
cleared and pursued the fleeing Boko Haram terrorists in the area.
Unfortunately, the troops ran into an ambush which was eventually cleared enroute back from the pursuit.
Unfortunately, 5 soldiers were wounded in the process and their Buffalo
vehicle was badly damaged. The troops killed 4 Boko Haram terrorists,
while an unconfirmed number escaped with gun shot wounds.
The patrol recovered 6 bicycles and food storage facility laden with
foodstuffs. They also discovered and safely detonated 1 Improvised
Explosive Device (IED) at Madube village.
The wounded soldiers have been evacuated to 23 Brigade medical facility in Yola for further treatment.
In a related development, troops of 22 Brigade Garrison accompanied by
Civilian JTF also carried out patrol at Albanya village and its environs
along Dikwa-Marte axis. The troops encountered Boko Haram terrorists at
Sinabaya village which is left of Marte-Kaje road in Dikwa Local
Government Area of Borno State.
During the encounter, they killed 3 and apprehended 11 Boko Haram terrorists.
The patrol team also recovered 1 AK-47 rifle with registration number
N37113 and 5 AK-47 rifle magazines. Other items recovered include a 36
hand grenade, 3 rounds of 7.62mm (Special) ammunition, 4 motorcycles, 3
bicycles, 1 magazine pouch and 1 mobile telephone handset.
The arrested terrorists have been moved to the Brigade Headquarters for
preliminary interrogation and subsequent handing over to the Joint
Interrogation Committee.
Similarly, another patrol team from the same unit in conjunction with
some elements of Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps picketed
Dikwa-Mafa-Maiduguri road in order to keep it open and safe against Boko
Haram terrorists activities. The same team also escorted International
Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) humanitarian materials from Maiduguri to
Dikwa and Gamboru Ngala Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps in
collaboration with troops of 7 Division Garrison.
At this point, it is important to state that as at today, there are 68,
653 IDPs at Dikwa camp that comprised of 31, 296 males and 37,356
females.
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