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March 14, 2016
The Nigerian military killed
over 50 members of the Boko Haram Terrorists group in Borno State, as well as
cattle rustlers in four states of the North-west within
According
to the announcement, the Director of Army Public Relations (DAPR), Col. Sani
Usman, said that the military were able to achieve this following reliable
information on the presence of some Boko Haram terrorists in some parts of
Borno State.
According to the Army chief, troops of 113 Battalion conducted a fighting
patrol to Dunga general area on Thursday during
which they discovered and destroyed a Boko Haram terrorists’ camp at Alajeri
village in Guzamala Local Government Area (LGA) of Borno State.
In the
operation, he said, the troops killed 40 Boko Haram terrorists and
captured 1 General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG), a Rocket Propelled Grenade 7 (
RPG 7), six AK-47 rifles, and two Fabrique Nationale rifles. Other items he
said was recovered included 10 magazines, 188 rounds of 7.62mm (NATO)
ammunition and 64 rounds of 7.62mm (Special) ammunition.
He praised the courage of the “troops
and said they are in high spirits because of the success of the operation
coupled with the fact that there was no casualty or injury on the part of the
troops”.
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