The Nigerian Army Mobile Strike Teams (MSTs) of Operation Lafiya Dole’s resolve to rout the remnants of Boko Haram Terrorists (BHTs) has yielded yet another result with troops successfully ambushing unsuspecting terrorists at about 10.45pm on Friday.
The terrorists were attempting to cross into Sambisa forest from Mayanti village in Bama Local Government Area of Borno State.
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The troops sprung the ambush on the terrorists and neutralized 2 of them, while several others escaped with gunshot wounds.
The troops also recovered 2 bags of maize from the ambush site.
The MSTs particularly in Bama since inauguration by the Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen TY Buratai, into the Theatre has been a potent deadly mobile lethal force engaging and neutralizing the BHTs in several staging areas.
Lt. Colonel Kingsley Samuel
Deputy Director Army Public Rations 7 Division
