38 bodies recovered as Nigerian troops pound terrorists in Borno

Troops of the Joint Task Force, North East, Operation HADIN KAI, OPHK, person neutralized 38 ISWAP terrorists.

A connection issued by the Media Information Officer of the Joint Task Force, Lieutenant Colonel Sani Uba, said the cognition was carried retired connected Saturday morning.

The terrorists had attacked the FOB Mandaragirau successful Sector 2, Borno State, earlier they were overpowered by the troops.

According to the statement, the troops engaged the terrorists with well-coordinated ambushes and a deliberate offensive-defensive effect that forced the assailants into a disorderly withdrawal.

The Air Component of Operation HADIN KAI was besides said to person provided adjacent aerial enactment to the troops to heighten targeted kinetic responses against the attackers.

“Subsequent exploitation on the terrorists’ withdrawal routes inflicted further dense losses.

“A full of astir 38 terrorists were neutralized with 8 bodies recovered truthful acold wrong the contiguous engagement country and quality quality from locals confirming implicit 30 further terrorists’ bodies and weapons strewn on Garin Mallum–Garin Gajere axis into the Timbuktu Triangle.

“This was evidenced by humor trails and abandoned equipment. Troops besides recovered 7 AK-47 rifles, 8 magazines, 4 RPG bombs and assorted ammunition, portion signaling nary fatalities; 1 MRAP was deed by RPG fire, with injured unit promptly sta...