Soldiers Ambush Boko Haram Group, Kill 11, Arrest One in Borno

Soldiers Ambush Boko Haram Group, Kill 11, Arrest One in Borno
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Three Boko Haram insurgents were yesterday killed and one got arrested in an ambush operation staged by troops the Nigeria Army in Borno state, Army officials said. 

Eight other Boko Haram members were also killed in a separate operation  during which a soldier of the Nigeria Army was killed while others got injured.

The ambush operation which was carried out by the   202 Battalion of  the 21 Brigade in Operation LAFIYA DOLE took place at Sabsawa-Boarding road and BOCOBS-Ngurusoye road between 1-2nd June 2016, Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, the spokesman of the Nigeria Army said.

"The captured Boko Haram terrorist, Umar Mustapha, who claimed to have come from Sabsawa,   has been handed over to the Brigade Headquarters for further interrogation and processing", said Colonel Usman. an Acting Director, Army Public Relations.  

"The troops have continued with their clearance operations of the remnants of Boko Haram terrorists within the Sambisa forest. 

"In a related development, earlier this morning, troops of 112 Battalion on patrol from Mafa to Dikwa were ambushed  at Ajiri village, by Boko Haram terrorists. Although they successfully cleared the ambush, one soldier died in the process, an officer and 3 soldiers sustained various degrees of injury. One of the civilian JTF accompanying the patrol team was also injured.

"The team killed 8 Boko Haram terrorists and recovered arms and ammunitions at the ambush site. The recovered items include, 1 Rocket Propel Grenade (RPG),  AK-47 Rifles, 2  Rocket Propel Grenade bomb, 3 AK-47 Rifle Magazine and 120 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition.

"The troops also discovered 3 Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) concealed by the edge of the road which were safely detonated by the Explosive Ordnance Device  (EOD) team.

"The body of the late soldier and the injured have since been evacuated to 7 Division Medical Services and Hospital, Maiduguri".