Nigerian Army foils bomb attack, kills suspected terrorists in Borno ambush

Troops of the Nigerian Army person foiled an attempted weaponry onslaught and killed suspected terrorists during an ambush cognition on a large roadworthy successful Borno State.

The improvement was disclosed successful a station shared connected X connected Friday by information expert Zagazola Makama.

According to the post, the incidental happened precocious connected Thursday nighttime astatine astir 11:30 p.m. on the Maiduguri–Konduga–Kawuri road, a cardinal proviso way successful the state.

“Troops of the 222 Battalion, who were connected an ambush operation, reportedly spotted a radical of suspected terrorists attempting to works an improvised explosive instrumentality (IED) connected the road.

“The soldiers rapidly moved successful and engaged the suspects utilizing dense firepower, including a rocket-propelled grenade. The detonation that followed neutralised members of the radical and disrupted the planned attack,” Makama wrote.

Security sources said the suspects were believed to beryllium portion of a squad assigned to works explosives on the engaged route, which is often utilized by some civilians and subject personnel.

During a follow-up hunt of the area, troops recovered 2 AK-47 rifles.
However, nary different important items were recovered astatine the scene.

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