11 Boko Haram/ISWAP Terrorists were neutralized including top commanders due to aggressive fire power by troops of Joint Task Force, North East (NE) Operation HADIN KAI OPHK - Operation Desert Sanity after an ambush around Dikwa-Gamboru highway in Borno State.
Military Intelligence told Spye News that, around 7:30pm on 7th July 2022, 24 Task Force Brigade Picketing Team Were ambushed by Terrorists on 6 Guntrucks at Moula along road to Dikwa - Gamboru.
Our source said, Troops conducted anti - ambush drill and engaged Terrorists, exchanging gunfire with the insurgents while reinforcement team from 81 division Task Force Battalion and 24 Task Force Brigade were mobilized to the location. Terrorists were neutralized due to own troops fire power.
Exploitation was conducted around the general area. Unfortunately, one soldier paid the supreme price while four were injured.
No military Equipments lost during the operation.
Equipment captured are: one QJC, one GPMG, two FN RIFLE, ten AK 47 Rifles, one RPG TUBE, five Grenade, one RPG Bomb and Charge.
Others are one Baofeng Radio, one hundred and twenty 5.56MM, twenty nine 7.62MM Special, One Hundred and fifty nine 7.62MM NATO, sixty 12.7 X 108MM, two AMMO LINKS, five FN magazines, and eighteen AK 47 Magazines.
One BHT/ISWAP Guntruck was burnt during the operation.
All wounded in action soldiers were transferred to military hospital for further treatment.
