Troops destroy terrorists’ hideouts in Bauchi, recover arms

Troops of Operation Safe Haven person destroyed suspected violent hideouts and recovered arms during a warring patrol successful Yankari wood and surrounding areas of Alkaleri Local Government Area of Bauchi State.

A counter-insurgency and information adept successful the Lake Chad region, Zagazola Makama, made this disclosure connected X

He said that the cognition was carried retired astatine astir 5:30pm connected March 20 by troops of 33 Artillery Brigade arsenic portion of ongoing efforts to wide transgression elements from the area.

According to him, the troops conducted a expanse of the wood and identified respective hideouts and staging areas utilized by suspected terrorists.

“During the operation, troops successfully destroyed the identified hideouts and neutralised the menace wrong the wide area,” helium said.

He added that items recovered during the cognition included 2 dane guns.

Makama noted that the cognition was aimed astatine denying terrorists state of enactment and restoring information successful the forested areas of the state.

Troops destruct terrorists’ hideouts successful Bauchi, retrieve arms