Troops neutralise 16 terrorists, recover arms in Adamawa

Troops of the Joint Task Force (North-East), Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), person neutralised 16 terrorists and recovered respective weapons during operations successful Adamawa State.

The improvement was contained successful a connection issued on Thursday by Capt. Mohammed Goni, Acting Military Information Officer, Headquarters, Joint Task Force (North-East), Operation Hadin Kai.

According to the statement, the troops recorded the successes betwixt September 30 and October 1 across Sector 4 of the cognition successful Adamawa State.

It said the troops ambushed a violent enclave successful the Boima wide country of Gombi Local Government Area, sidesplitting 16 terrorists.

The troops recovered 3 AK-47 rifles, 2 pump-action rifles, 1 Dane gun, six AK-47 magazines and a loop of pump-action cartridges from the area.

The connection added that the Air Component of OPHK besides conducted a precision aerial onslaught on October 1 after an intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance level detected astir 16 terrorists gathered with 15 motorcycles nether a histrion canopy successful Sector 4.

It said the people was struck astatine astir 5:30 a.m. aft affirmative identification, portion a consequent conflict harm appraisal confirmed the demolition of the target.

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