Troops in the ongoing military offensive in Borno state against the
Boko Haram Sect, yesterday, killed over 40 insurgents and lost four
soldiers with nine other troops members wounded.The Defence Headquarters, DHQ, made the disclosure in a statement in Abuja, through its Director of Defence Information, DDI, Maj-Gen Chris Olukolade, stating that the ringleaders and scores of the insurgents were also captured around Alagarmo, which sparked off a major fight in the outskirts of Bulanbuli, Borno State last night.
“Bulanbuli is between Alagarmo and Sambisa Forest where the terrorists have been attempting to establish a stronghold in their campaign”, it stated. The DHQ further disclosed that the terrorists’ ringleaders were believed to be those operating around Alagarmo, “Over 40 terrorists died in the encounter while 4 soldiers lost their lives and 9 were wounded.
“More than 16 rifles and a substantial number of assorted calibres of ammunitions, Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) materials, SIM Cards and electronic items have so far been recovered.
“Two of the terrorists were earlier arrested at a local market two days ago while trying to procure foodstuff while others were spying on the military base in the area. “Others still being trailed include a terrorist medic who was on a mission to procure drugs for use by his colleagues”, it stated
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