Abuja – The Defence
Headquarters said on Friday that more than 50 suspected terrorists died
during a raid on a makeshift camp used by terrorists in Miyanti and
Bulungu, Borno.
In a statement posted on its Website, the Defence
Headquarters said 53 terrorists died in the encounter, while the troops
lost two of their men, and five others received injuries.
The statement
said that a fuel dump used for storing fuel, vehicles, including Toyota
Hilux trucks, and seven motorcycles were destroyed in the raid.
It also said that 15 rifles, 11 machine guns and ammunitions were captured by the troops.
“In a separate encounter around Duguri, near the Nigeria–Niger border,
troops of the Multinational Joint Task Force stormed a terrorists’
hideout in a raid.
“The troops recovered 18 rifles, five general purpose machine guns, 25 hand grenades and IED making materials.’’
The statement said a suspected gun runner was apprehended and was being interrogated in connection with the seizures.
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