Standup9ja: Troops neutralize Boko Haram terrorists in Lake
Chad area
Troops of 8 Task Force Division have continued to hit the
few remaining Boko Haram hideouts and what is left of their logistics holding
in the ongoing clearance operation around the fringes of Lake Chad,
A statement by the Deputy Director, Public Relations, 8 Task
Force Division, Col. Timothy Antigha, gallant troops operating in Chikun
Gudu, Tumbuma Karami and Tumbuma Baba,
in the last three days, neutralized 13 Boko Haram terrorists, while many others
escaped with gunshot wounds.
Troops, according to the statement, also recovered 3 AK 47
and 1 pump action riffles, assorted riffle magazines and 306 rounds of ammunition, tool box, deep
freezer and a Toyota gun truck. In the same vein, troops destroyed 2 other
Toyota Hilux vehicles, 1 Toyota truck, 2 Motorcycles and 6 bicycles.
In a related development, troops of 242 Battalion, acting on
a tip off, rounded up 10 suspected Boko Haram smugglers. The suspects
comprising six females and four males were arrested in Monguno and Nolwodo
Malgori with assorted house - hold items, food stuff and 63,060 Naira cash. The
suspects are being profiled to determine the extent of their involvement in
Boko Haram insurgency.
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