Two soldiers killed as troops crush ISWAP assault, neutralise over 50 insurgents in Yobe

Troops of Operation HADIN KAI person repelled a coordinated onslaught by suspected ISWAP fighters connected the Headquarters of 27 Brigade and the Buni Gari checkpoint successful Yobe State, sidesplitting scores of terrorists and recovering arms and ammunition.

The onslaught occurred successful the aboriginal hours of Thursday in Buni Gari, Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe State.

This was disclosed successful a connection issued on Friday by the Media Information Officer, Headquarters Joint Task Force (North East) Operation HADIN KAI, Lt. Col. Sani Uba.

According to the statement, the terrorists launched the battle from aggregate directions nether the screen of darkness, but troops resisted the onslaught and forced the insurgents to retreat aft a prolonged speech of gunfire.

The subject said nary less than 50 terrorists were neutralised during the operation, portion respective others escaped with injuries.

It added that troops maintained power of the subject enactment passim the attack, with nary breach recorded astatine the camp.

The connection further disclosed that exploitation operations conducted aft the brushwood led to the betterment of respective weapons and ammunition, including AK-47 rifles, General Purpose Machine Guns, Rocket-Propelled Grenade tubes, RPG bombs, ammunition boxes, magazines, and Improvised Explosive Device canisters.

The Air Component of Operation HADIN KAI besides ...