Troops kill eight Boko Haram insurgents, destroy hideouts in Yobe, Borno

Troops of operation Tura Takaibango, a subsidiary of operation Lafiya Dole, have killed about eight suspected Boko Haram insurgents and destroyed their hideouts in Chindila in Yobe and Mayankari in Borno.

Benard Onyeuko, acting director, defence media operations, who disclosed this in a statement, said the action is part of the plan to degrade the insurgents in the area.

According to him, the troops encountered the soldiers at Chindila village around 1pm on Monday.

“The troops engaged the terrorists with fierce volume of fire and neutralized five of them in the process while some escaped with gunshots wounds,” the statement read.

“Items recovered include; 3 x AK 47 rifles, quantity 5 x magazines,17 Rounds of 7.62mm ammunition. The gallant troops are in pursuit of the enemies and have continued to dominate the general area.

“In another development, on 25 January 2021 at about 4pm  troops of 151 Bn, 202 Bn and elements of Multinational Joint Task Force on fighting patrol made contact with some Boko Haram marauding criminals at Mayankari.

“In a swift and aggressive response engaged the terrorists with heavy gunfire and the process neutralized three Boko Haram criminals while others escaped with gunshot wounds. Items recovered include: 3 x AK 47 Rifles, 1 x Solar panel and 1 x Improvised Explosive Device making equipment.

“The troops thereafter destroyed their hideout after the encounter and exploiting the general area in search of the escaped criminals.”