Borno: Troops kill eight terrorists in foiled attack

At slightest 8 Boko Haram/ISWAP fighters were killed aft troops of Operation Hadin Kai repelled a coordinated onslaught connected a Forward Operating Base successful Mandaragirau, Borno State.

The incidental happened successful the aboriginal hours of Saturday erstwhile the insurgents precocious towards the basal from antithetic directions successful an evident effort to overrun it.

According to information expert Zagazola Makama, the troops had already taken presumption earlier the onslaught and were acceptable to respond.

A subject root told Makama that the soldiers engaged the attackers with superior firepower, forcing them to withdraw.

“The troops demonstrated resilience and tactical superiority, efficaciously repelling the battle and instantly launching a counter-exploitation on the terrorists’ withdrawal route, inflicting further casualties connected the fleeing insurgents,” the root said.

He confirmed that nary Nigerian subject unit was killed during the encounter, though a Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) conveyance was deed by a rocket-propelled grenade.

The root added that troops recovered weapons from the scene, including 7 AK-47 rifles, 8 magazines, 4 RPG bombs and a cache of ammunition.

“Blood trails were observed on the withdrawal routes, indicating that respective different insurgents escaped with gunshot wounds,” helium said.

It was besides gathered that injured soldiers are curre...