No fewer than 16 members of the terrorist group, Boko Haram, have been killed by the Nigerian Army.
The insurgents were killed in a clearance operation carried out at Mairari Village, Monguno local government area of Borno State.
Weapons were recovered from the insurgents during the operation.
The claims by the military, however, cannot be independently verified by The Next Edition.
According to the Deputy Director, Public Relations, Theatre Command Operation Lafiya Dole, Col. Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement issued in Maiduguri, some of the materials recovered were two gun trucks.
His words: “The insurgents in three vehicles, including gun trucks had infiltrated and attacked the community, when troops at the formation were alerted by locals.
“The troops supported by the Air Task Force swiftly responded to the attack killing 16 insurgents and capturing two trucks loaded with guns abandoned by the insurgents, as they tried escaping, having been overwhelmed by the superior fire power from the troops.
“The gallant troops also recovered 163 Rounds of Anti Aircraft Gun Ammunition during the fierce encounter.”
He however said four civilians and a soldier sustained injuries in the encounter.
They had been evacuated to a military hospital for treatment, Nwachukwu said.
He added that additional troops had been sent to the area while fighting patrols were on the trail of the insurgents who fled.
Normalcy, he said, had since returned to the area.
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