Army Confirms Death Of 2 Soldiers, 13 Boko Haram Members In Adamawa, Borno

The Nigerian army has confirmed the death of two soldiers and 13 terrorist in various areas in Borno and Adamawa during clearance operations.

The army spokesman, Sani Usman said that Troops of the Operation Lafiya Dole laid ambushed for the terrorists at Miyanti-Banki junction in Borno and one at Kafin Hausa in Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa.

Usman further revealed that several items were recovered from the insurgents during the operation which occurred on Saturday.

He said, “18 bicycles, 30 bags of flour, one bag of groundnut, two bags of salt, two baskets of kola nut and five torchlights, a carton of mixed juice sachets and four rolls of brocade material’” were recovered.

Other items recovered were “two packets of sweet, one carton of washing soap, five packets of cold patch, two packets of Maggi cubes, two pairs of bathroom slippers, two packets of yeasts and four packets of Vedan, two rolls of sewing thread, four kegs of herbicide, 14 packets of insecticide, one keg of groundnut oil, a bag of pepper and N4,000.”

Mr. Usman added that the troops recovered nine primed cylinders from the terrorists’ Improvised Explosive Devices making factory and destroyed the factory, as well as one AK-47 rifle with registration number 02527 MTD and a magazine.

“Unfortunately, two soldiers lost their lives when their vehicle stepped on an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) buried along the road, while four others sustained injuries.

“The remains of the gallant soldiers, that paid the supreme price, and the wounded have been evacuated to Maiduguri,” he said.