Troops kill dozens in Yobe

June 29,2019

The Nigerian army says it ambushed and killed dozens of terrorists on Wednesday, following aborted attempt by the insurgents to infiltrate 120 Task Force Battalion location at Goniri, Yobe State, Sector 2 Operation LAFIYA DOLE.

According to a statement by army spokesperson, Colonel Sagir Musa, in the evening hours on Wednesday 26 June 2019, troops of the Battalion,
in a professional manner, – tactically waited for the terrorists to close into their killing range and opened heavy volume of fire on the criminals who approached the location with 7 gun trucks and several other fighters on motorcycles.

Colonel Sagir noted that consequently, the encounter/ambush resulted in the annihilation of dozens of terrorists.

Sagir stressed that many of the terrorists fled with some levels of injuries.

The army spokesman noted that some items were recovered from the insurgents, they include; 5 Gun Trucks, 1 Vehicule Blinde Leger (VBL), Assorted quantity of ammunition and an unconfirmed number of motorcycles.

Colonel Sagir said that the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Tukur Yusufu Buratai who has been in the Theatre of Operation for sometimes, commended the efforts and successes of the troops in recent encounters with the terrorists and charged them to sustain and upscale the tempo of the operation.

He enjoined troops to be more vigilant and assured them of continuous support to ensure the looming defeat of the dying Boko Haram terrorists and the eventual destruction of fledgling Islamic State West Africa Province battling to establish dominant presence in Nigeria.

Generally, in comparable terms, the security situation within the North East zone is relatively calm and under control as troops remain committed and resolute to conducting robust multiple aggressive operations to end the insurgency.