Troops of 81 Battalion and 251 Task Force Battalion of 25 Task Force Brigade on Wednesday engaged in hot pursuit of remnants of Boko Haram terrorists in Kumala.
This followed an earlier incident in which suspected Boko Haram
terrorists ambushed fighting patrol elements of 25 Task Force Brigade.
After clearing the ambush, the troops exploited further off Damboa road
from Kumala.
During the pursuit, the troops traced the axis of withdrawal of the
terrorists and discovered that the terrorist vehicle mounted with an
Anti-Aircraft Gun tasted a bit of the Boko Haram terrorists’ evil
intents as it ran into an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) buried by
them.
The vehicle was shredded into pieces by the IED while 2 of the Boko Haram terrorists died in the process. The troops recovered 1 General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG), 2 AK-47 Assault Rifles as well as one Boko Haram terrorists’ flag, 6 primed IEDs, Anti-Aircraft Gun links and rounds of ammunition. Other recoveries include 43 rounds of 7.62mm (NATO) ammunition and a mobile telephone handset.
This incident of the terrorists group falling victims of its evil
plans against the troops, the wrath of God has been aroused by the
retributive justice against the devilish Boko Haram terrorists.
The vehicle was shredded into pieces by the IED while 2 of the Boko Haram terrorists died in the process. The troops recovered 1 General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG), 2 AK-47 Assault Rifles as well as one Boko Haram terrorists’ flag, 6 primed IEDs, Anti-Aircraft Gun links and rounds of ammunition. Other recoveries include 43 rounds of 7.62mm (NATO) ammunition and a mobile telephone handset.
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