Several members of the terrorists group, Boko Haram, were killed on Friday by the military at Goniri community in Gubio local government area of Yobe of Yobe State.
The terrorists were said to be fleeing Sambisa forest and infiltrate the community when they were attacked.
Making the disclosure in a statement he issued, the Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, 27 Task Force Brigade, Maj. Nureni Alimi, said several other were wounded in the encounter.
He added that the military recovered high calibre ammunition from the terrorists.
Alimi stated that the terrorists fled their enclaves as a result of the ongoing clearance operation under Operation Deep Punch II being carried out by the soldiers.
His words: “Some desperate Boko Haram terrorists attempting to escape the theatre through one of the formidable blocking positions in Goniri, Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe State, had been severely dealt with on Friday, 9th February, 2018.
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“The troops destroyed their Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) borne-vehicle, neutralised quite a number of them and wounded several others.
‘‘The troops recovered one Anti-aircraft Gun with long belt of ammunitions, one AK-47 Rifle and other items.”
Alimi said however that the military had discovered that some people in the community were feeding the insurgents with information about the movements of the troops.
He said it was as a result of the information that the terrorists planned to infiltrate the community to avoid attack.
He revealed that two soldiers were injured in the encounter and were being taken care of.
