Troops of 3 Battalion, 22 Task Force Brigade on Friday killed 10 Boko Haram terrorists, captured two alive and rescued a woman with her baby that were held hostages by the terrorists.

Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, disclosed this in a statement issued this morning. He said that the victory was recorded during fighting patrol operations “based on information received that Boko Haram terrorists elements earlier dislodged at Chukungudu and Hausari villages during a recent clearance operations, were migrating towards Muska village in Gamboru Ngala Local Government Area.”

The troops, according to Col. Usman, “also recovered several equipment, arms and ammunition that include 6 AK-47 rifle magazines, 56 rounds of 7.62m (Special) rounds of ammunitions, 1 bundle of detonating cord, a Manual on how to prepare Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) 2 rifle magazine pouches, a Techno IPad, a Nokia mobile telephone handset and 1 Gionee mobile telephone handset. Others include 1 Digital Multimetre, 6 SIM cards, 3 Memory cards and 1 Airtel Modem containing memory card also. The troops also recovered a wristwatch, 2 Islamic books, an empty bag and 2 motorcycles.

“The captured terrorists are undergoing preliminary interrogation, while rescued woman and her child are receiving necessary attention pending onward movement to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) Camp.”

Continuing, the Army Spokesman said: “Similarly, another element of the Battalion also conducted another fighting patrol to Wumbi village based on received information on the presence of remnants of Boko Haram terrorists in the area. The patrol team recovered 157 rounds of 7.62mm (NATO) ammunition and 37 rounds of 7.62mm (Special) ammunition.

In a related development, troops of 22 Brigade Garrison intercepted 15 IDPs, all male adults, approaching Dikwa from Mudu Kasa village. They revealed that some Boko Haram terrorists occasionally visit and terrorise their village and forcefully collect food and valuables. They further alleged that the terrorists came in numbers with some of them holding AK-47 rifles, while others wield machetes.

“As part of the troops mandate of facilitating humanitarian assistance by both Governmental and Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs) to the IDPs, troops also provided ecurity to International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) same day. The troops provided security to the ICRC’s contractors sinking 5 boreholes around Dikwa IDP Camp. They troops would continue to provide the needed security to facilitate humanitarian assistance and activities in the area.”

•Photo shows Nigerian troops on the offensive against Boko Haram terrosists.

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