Troops ambush Boko Haram tax collectors, recover AK-47 in Borno

Troops of the 226 Battalion nether Sector 4, Operation HADIN KAI, person disrupted a Boko Haram taxation postulation mission, forcing the terrorists to fly and recovering weapons and ammunition during a palmy ambush cognition successful Borno State.

Security expert, Zagazola Makama, made this disclosure successful a connection posted connected X.

Zagazola said that the cognition followed credible quality indicating that pockets of Boko Haram terrorists were moving wrong the battalion’s country of work to cod amerciable levies from herders.

He revealed that portion acting connected the intelligence, troops of the 226 Battalion, successful collaboration with section hunters, laid an ambush on the Gaba–Dzangola precocious crushed successful Guyaku District astatine astir 11:15 p.m. connected Aug. 6.

According to him, interaction was established with the terrorists astatine astir 4:42 a.m. on August 7, triggering a firefight that forced the insurgents to wantonness their ngo and retreat into the surrounding terrain successful disarray.

The information adept noted that consequent exploitation of the country led to the betterment of 1 AK-47 rifle, 1 AK-47 magazine, 15 rounds of 7.62mm peculiar ammunition, 1 locally fabricated pistol and 3 rounds of 9mm ammunition.

“No casualties were recorded among the troops during the operation.

“The ambush is portion of ongoing efforts by Operation HADIN KAI to contradict terr...