Troops kill six ISWAP terrorists in Borno, recover cache of ammunition, hard drugs

The High Command on the Nigerian Army on Thursday said troops of 25 Brigade operating under the aegis of Joint Task Force, North East, Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) have neutralised four terrorists of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) in Borno State.

This was contained in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja by the Director of Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu.

He explained that the terrorists who were on espionage along Damboa-Bulabulin- Maiduguri road on Wednesday ran into a fighting patrol team at Kukawa and were neutralised in the firefight that ensued with the troops.

He added that troops recovered four AK 47 rifles and four magazines, each loaded with 30 rounds of 7.62mm (special) ammunition from the terrorists.

Brig. Gen Nwachukwu further explained that in a separate operation, troops of 195 Battalion, Sector 1 OPHK in conjunction with elements of Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) at Dusman-Muna Garage, Borno State have eliminated two ISWAP terrorists in an ambush operation conducted along with an identified ISWAP terrorists’ crossing point at Musari village.

According to him, the troops also captured and destroyed an ISWAP logistics vehicle conveying assorted goods and contraband items belonging to members of the terrorist group

“Items recovered by troops from the terrorists’ vehicle are two bags of Hemp (Cannabis Sativa), two bags of Detergent,120 packets of mosquito coils, l2 mosquito nets and five textile materials

“Other items recovered are two bicycles, two bags of beans, a bag of corn and some quantity of fish.”

The Army Spokesperson stated that the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya, had commended the troops for their operational exploits and urged them to maintain the aggressive posture in order to decisively root out the terrorists from their enclaves.

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