The Nigerian Army on Sunday said its troops successfully foiled an attack and killed four Boko Haram terrorists at Malumfatori community in Abadam Local Government Area of Borno.
This was disclosed in a statement by Col. Onyema Nwachukwu, Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, Operation LAFIYA DOLE, in Maiduguri, obtained by the Next Edition.
According to him, the incident took place on Saturday night when troops of the 118 and 119 Battalions engaged the insurgents when they attempted to attack the border community.
High calibre ammunition were recovered by the troops while several others terrorists fled with gunshot wounds, the statement said.
“On Saturday February 2, 2019; a group of Boko Haram terrorists attempted to attack the town taking advantage of darkness but met their Waterloo in an encounter with gallant troops of 118 and 119 Task Force Battalions.
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“The vigilant troops engaged the terrorists with heavy fire power, killed four of the attackers while some of them escaped with gunshot wounds.
“The fleeing terrorists abandoned some of their weapons and equipment which were recovered by the troops.”
According to the statement, the recovered items include one Light Machine Gun; , three RPG bombs, one Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG 7) tubes three RPG chargers, four Hand Grenades, a belt of 200 rounds of 7.62 mm NATO ammunition and five rounds of 12.7mm ammunition.
Nwachukwu noted that the gallant solders were unrelenting and in hot pursuit of the fleeing insurgents.
According to him, three soldiers sustained injuries during the encounter, adding that they were in stable condition and receiving medical attention.
NAN