Five members of the terrorists group, Boko Haram, were killed by the Nigerian Army in a clearance operation carried out at Anadawa Village in Borno State.
This is as 32 members of the group surrendered to the Nigerian Army at different locations in the state.
In a statement issued by the Director, Army Public Relations, Brig. Gen. Texas Chukwu, the troops engaged the insurgents following a tip-off.
He said some arms and ammunition were recovered.
According to him, the arms recovered were one AK 47 rifle; one magazine; four dane guns and rounds of 7.62mm special ammunition.
His words: “Troops of 112 Task Force Battalion deployed in operation Lafiya Dole on June 30, while on clearance patrol to Anadawa Village of Borno, neutralised five Boko Haram terrorists following a tip-off.”
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Chukwu also spoke about how the troops successfully repelled an attack coordinated by Boko Haram at Banki in Bama Local Government Area of the state.
He said in the encounter, two civilians lost their lives while three others sustained injuries.
In the encounter, AK 47 rifle was recovered from the terrorists, he said.
He also disclosed that the 32 terrorists that surrendered to troops in various locations in Borno were being screened and would be handed over to the appropriate authorities.
