Thirty suspected Boko Haram terrorists were
killed in the raid that took place on Tuesday
by Troops of 28 Task Force Brigade
Nigerian Army deployed at Bitta and
Pridang.
According to a statement by the Defence
Headquarters, the unit also rescued 338
persons that were held captive by the
terrorists in the enclaves.
Eight males, 138 females and 192 children rescued
have been evacuated to Mubi
“Troops also recovered arms and
ammunitions during the raid operation which
include one General Purpose Machine Gun
and two Dane Guns, 150 rounds of 7.62mm
(NATO), six boxes of 7.62mm (NATO)
and three cutlasses,” the statement read.
Suicide Bombing Mission
In a related development, troops based on a
tip-off, ambushed and killed four suspected
Boko Haram terrorists on a suicide bombing
mission to Gubula, Madagali Local
Government Area in Adamawa State.
Apart from two AK-47 rifles recovered, the
troops also recovered some Unexploded
Ordinances, mortar bombs and cash totalling
153,385 Naira.
The raid operation on the suspected Boko
Haram Terrorists enclave coincided with the
Chief of Army Staff’s operational visit to the
Brigade Headquarters in Mubi.
“The successful clearance operations and
ambushing of the terrorists have further
degraded them and saved the lives of so
many innocent victims of their suicide
bombings,” the Defence Headquarters said.
The military further tasked Nigerians on
continued vigilance, security consciousness
and cooperation with the military and
security agencies to enable them successfully
defeat the terrorists.
President Muhammadu Buhari in August
mandated the military to end the activities of
the Boko Haram terrorists in the north-east
by December.
