The Nigerian Army troops of 195 Battallion, Operation Hadin Kai on Wednesday in an offensive onslaught against insurgency in the North East, killed three Boko Haram Terrorists in Borno State.
The incident occured on July 26 when the troops on routine farmers protection patrol in conjunction with the Civilian Joint Task force came in contact with the terrorists on several motorcycles in Azaya Kura general area in Jere, close to Maiduguri, at about 1250hourz.
An Intelligence Sources told Zagazola Makama, a Counter Insurgency Expert and Security Analyst in Lake Chad, that the troops and the insurgents engaged in a firefight and as a result, three terrorists where neutralized while others escaped.
The sources said that the troops recovered some arms, ammunition and Motorcycle at the end of the encounter.
“Those killed were suspected to be between the ages of 18 and 20 years old. During exploitation, traces of blood was also observed on the insurgents escape route,”Sources claim.
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