Soldiers of 22 Brigade battling to rid the North East of remnants of Boko Haram on Sunday killed scores of the terrorists including notorious Commander, Abu Nazir who is the Amir in Jarawa, Borno state after a heavy gunfight.
The deadly exchange of heavy weapons fire which lasted close to one hour resulted in the rescue of 9 young minors who had been abducted and were being indoctrinated.
During the heavy fighting, several of the terrorists were killed while many others ran into the bush, some with gunshot injuries.
A statement signed by Brigadier General Sani Usman, Director, Army Public Relations said, “Operation Lafiya Dole received credible and confirmed information about the convergence of some elements of suspected Boko Haram terrorists at Jarawa village, Kala Balge Local Government Area, Borno State.
“Consequently, troops of 3 Battalion, 22 Brigade Nigerian Army, in conjunction with some Civilian JTF on Sunday 11th June 2017, carried out a successful clearance operation along that axis.
“At about a Kilometer to Jarawa village, the troops entered heavy Boko Haram terrorists’ ambush, which they successfully cleared after some minutes of fire fight.
“At about a Kilometer to Jarawa village, the troops entered heavy Boko Haram terrorists’ ambush, which they successfully cleared after some minutes of fire fight.
“They followed it up in hot pursuit of the fleeing insurgents into the nearby forest.
“The troops were able to neutralize a large number of Boko Haram terrorists including the notorious Abu Nazir, the terrorists’ Amir in Jarawa during the operation.
“They also captured several weapons including an AK-47 rifle, 1 Double barrel gun, 1 primed heavy Improvised Explosive Device (IED) and 3 Motorcycles.
“Additionally, they rescued 9 abducted children undergoing training at the terrorists’ training camp in the village.
“The minors have been evacuated and are being given preliminary humanitarian assistance in preparation to handing them over to Kala Balge Internally Displaced Persons Camp Management Committee.”
“The troops were able to neutralize a large number of Boko Haram terrorists including the notorious Abu Nazir, the terrorists’ Amir in Jarawa during the operation.
“They also captured several weapons including an AK-47 rifle, 1 Double barrel gun, 1 primed heavy Improvised Explosive Device (IED) and 3 Motorcycles.
“Additionally, they rescued 9 abducted children undergoing training at the terrorists’ training camp in the village.
“The minors have been evacuated and are being given preliminary humanitarian assistance in preparation to handing them over to Kala Balge Internally Displaced Persons Camp Management Committee.”
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