At least
10 fighters of notorious terror group Boko Haram were killed on Friday after
troops of the Nigerian Army repelled an attack on their location in the
northern part of Borno State.
The
spokesman of the Nigeria Army, Sani Usman, a Brigadier General, who made this
known, said the insurgents attempted an attack on troops location in Kangarwa
village of Kukawa local government.
The Army
spokesperson also said troops foiled the attack with the support of the
Nigerian Air Force which promptly deployed Intelligence, surveillance and
reconnaissance planes.
Mr. Usman
further stated that the troops dealt the attackers “a decisive blow”.
The attack
lasted hours, from the evening of Friday to late night, as troops battled to
repell the Boko Haram fighters until the airforce jet came to bolster the
offensive by ground troops, Mr. Usman said.
“The
resilient troops repelled the incursion and in the process killed 10 insurgents
and wounded several others,” he said.
“They
recovered, 1 Pulemyot Kalashnkova Machine (PKM) Gun, with 67 rounds of
ammunition, 1 AK-47 Riffle with 18 rounds of ammunition, 2 AK-Rifle top covers
and 3 Dane Guns with 1 cartridge.
“Others
include, 1 Rocket Propelled Grenade Tube with 3 bombs, 1 Rocket Propelled
Grenade charger and smoke grenade, 1 Hand Held (HH) Motorola Radio an antenna,
1 copy of Holy Quran and Boko Haram terrorists flag.
“Unfortunately,
three soldiers paid the supreme price in the course of the encounter, while 27
soldiers sustained various degrees of injuries. The bodies of the gallant
soldiers and those injured have since been evacuated for treatment.”
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