Troops deployed in Chibok under 28 Task Force Brigade of Sector 1 Operation Lafiya Dole have reportedly neutralised 48 Boko Haram terrorists in an ambush along Chibok-Damboa and Askira areas of Borno State.
They also freed 11 kidnap victims during the two operations.
A statement on Sunday, by the Army spokesman, Brig. Gen. Mohammed Yerima, said the troops laid ambush, engaged and overwhelmed the criminals along the Chibok-Damboa area, killing nine terrorists in the process while several others escaped with gunshot wounds.
He said the troops also recovered seven AK-47 rifles and freed three kidnapped victims.
The statement titled, ‘Troops neutralise scores of Bomo Haram terrorists, rescue kidnap victims,’ also disclosed that the troops of 28 Task Force Brigade located in Askira equally laid a successful ambush along Askira-Chibok Main Supply Route and neutralised 39 terrorists.
It stated, “In the course of the encounter, troops successfully rescued eight kidnapped victims from the terrorists.
“Unfortunately, however, one of the kidnapped victims sustained injury to his leg while in the hands of his abductors. He has since been conveyed to a military medical facility for immediate treatment.”
