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By Victor Akaa, Abuja.
The Nigerian military in a joint clearance operation with the troops from Niger Republic has gunned down many terrorists, leaving some at-large with gunshot injuries, the report said.
This clearance operation took place in Tumbun Rago and Tumbun Fulani in Borno State according to the report.
Brig. Gen Bernard Onyeuko in a press statement made available to Enugu Reporters said, the Nigerian troops in conjunction of Niger Republic troops in a clearance operations, invalidate uncountable number of Terrorists as well as recovered some of the dangerous weapons including the anti aircraft gun and a gun trunk.
Other recovered weapons according to the report were One Light Machine Gun, One AK 47 Rifle and a magazine, Two Hundred and Twenty Seven (227) rounds of 12.7 mm ammunition and ten (10) rounds of 7.62 mm Special ammunition as well as one motor cycle.
He said, in a continuation with the ongoing clearance operations in the North East Theatre of Operation, combined troops of 403 Special Forces Brigade Baga, Niger Republic Troops supported by Air Task Force of Operation Lafiya Dole had a fierce encounter with some Boko Haram/ISWAP elements at Kure village along Tumbun Rago and Tumbun Fulani general areas of Borno State on the 6th of April 2020.
Gen. Onyeuko further said, the terrorists were given a decisive blow during the encounter.
According to him, it was a successful and unchallenged operation where non of the troops sustained any injuries no weapon was lost as many of the terrorist got killed.
“The terrorists suffered heavy casualties and unconfirmed number escaped with gun shot wounds.
“There was no casualty or equipment losses by the joint military forces”. He boasted.
The statement further called on the general public to continue to cooperate and support the security forces with credible information that could aid or hasten the completion of the ongoing clearance operations in the area.
