Nigeria troops have eliminated six Boko Haram insurgents in separate operations conducted in two local government areas of Yobe State.
This was disclosed in a statement issued by the Headquarters of Sector 2 Joint Task Force (North East) Operation Hadin.
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According to the statement released by the Sector’s Acting Assistant Director Public Relations, Captain Muhammad Shehu, the troops recorded the feats in continuation of the ongoing operation to rid the North East of terrorism, insurgency and sundry crimes.
The statement reads: “In recent operations, troops of 159 Battalion acting on actionable intelligence on 25th October 2023, staged an ambush against marauding insurgents who were harassing civilians and collecting levies from the locals.
“During the encounter the troops neutralized two terrorists and recovered weapons and items including two AK-47 rifles, two motorcycles and a mobile phone in a fierce fire fight, while others escaped in disarray with gun shot injuries at Jororo village in Geidam Local Government Area (LGA) of Yobe State,”
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According to the statement, in another operation, the gallant troops of 233 Battalion deployed at Babbangida on 26th October 2023, killed four Boko Haram terrorists and recovered arms following intelligence reports received on the presence of suspected terrorists at Bajingo and Kurnawa villages in Tarmuwa LGA of Yobe State.
“After the fire fight, the gallant troops also recovered two motorcycles among other sundry items,”