Troops of 81 Battalion and 251 Task Force Battalion of 25 Task Force Brigade on Wednesday engaged in hot pursuit of remnants of Boko Haram terrorists in Kumala.
This followed an earlier incident in
which suspected Boko Haram terrorists ambushed fighting patrol elements
of 25 Task Force Brigade. After clearing the ambush, the troops
exploited further off Damboa road from Kumala.
During the pursuit, the troops
traced the axis of withdrawal of the terrorists and discovered that the
terrorist vehicle mounted with an Anti-Aircraft Gun tasted a bit of the
Boko Haram terrorists’ evil intents as it ran into an Improvised
Explosive Device (IED) buried by them.
The vehicle was shredded into pieces
by the IED while 2 of the Boko Haram terrorists died in the process.
The troops recovered 1 General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG), 2 AK-47
Assault Rifles as well as one Boko Haram terrorists' flag, 6 primed
IEDs, Anti-Aircraft Gun links and rounds of ammunition. Other recoveries
include 43 rounds of 7.62mm (NATO) ammunition and a mobile telephone
handset.
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