By; Zagaza Makama
Troops of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), have eliminated 10 Boko Haram/Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) when they thwarted the terrorists attack in Lake Chad region.
It was gathered that the insurgents attempted an attack on troops location on four guntruck and small arms in Malam Fatori town of Abadam local government Area of Borno State on April 2, 2022.
An intelligence officer, told Zagazola Makama that the vigilant troops of Operation Lake Sanity, spotted the VBIED deployed by the terrorists approaching and promptly thwarted what could have been an audacious assault against the troops.
The resilient troops of Sector 4 repelled the incursion and in the process killed 10 insurgents and wounded several others,” he said.
The sources said that they recovered, 1 Gun Truck, 10 AK-47 rifles with 12 rounds of ammunition, 133 rounds of Anti Aircraft ammunition, 1 Anti Aircraft Gun, 26 rounds of M80 rifle, 12 rounds of 7.62 mm, 1 ISWAP flag, 1IED, 2 blankets and personal items among others.
In a similar development on April 3, 2022, the troops of Sector 4 embarked on agressive patrol along the river Kamadaugou- Yobe in Nigerian side from Gashigar.
The Troops cleared many insurgents enclaves with divastating impact on the terrorists in the axis of Bouni Goni, Kangueri, Allah A and harboured before Talatangam.
The intensified intelligence-led counter Insurgency ground, and aerial offensives by the Nigerian Army; Nigerian Air- Force and regional states Chad, Niger and Cameroon has been sustained on identified jihadist hideouts in the Lake Chad region.
The current sustained operations under Operation "Lake Sanity" was designed to compliment the ongiong Operation Desert Sanity in Sambisa Forest, targeting mainly Jihadist hideouts in the complex mountain and complex Islands of the Lake Chad Axis.
