Elements of 119 Battalion and 133 Special Forces Battalion of the 7 Brigade, Nigerian Army, on Operation LAFIYA DOLE deployed at Kangarwa, Kukawa Local Government Area, Borno State, with the assistance of the Nigerian Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance planes dealt a decisive below on Boko Haram terrorists that dared attack on their location on Friday.
The attack was launched by the terrorists’ group from the shores of the Lake Chad in the evening.
It lasted till later in the night.
The resilient troops repelled the incursion and in the process killed 10 insurgents and wounded several others.
They recovered, one Pulemyot Kalashnkova Machine (PKM) Gun, with 67 rounds of ammunition, one AK-47 Riffle with 18 rounds of ammunition, two AK-Rifle top covers and three Dane Guns with one cartridge.
Others included one Rocket Propelled Grenade Tube with three bombs, one Rocket Propelled Grenade charger and smoke grenade, one Hand Held Motorola Radio, an antenna, one copy of Holy Quran and Boko Haram terrorists flag.
Unfortunately, three soldiers paid the supreme price in the course of the encounter, while 27 soldiers sustained various degrees of injuries.
The bodies of the gallant soldiers and those injured have since been evacuated for treatment.
The troops have continued to trailed those terrorists that escaped with gunshot wounds.
They have also intensified vigilance and high level of alertness and making concerted efforts to clear the remnants of the terrorists in various nooks and crannies.
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