Troops Kill 16 Terrorists Attempting To Attack Military Base In Borno
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai Joint Taskforce North-East (OPHK) on Friday, reportedly killed 16 terrorists who attempted to attack 25 Task Force Brigade Damboa, in Damboa local government area of Borno State.
According to reports, the troops of the Taskforce Brigade, along with members of the civilian joint task force also recovered weapons and IED making materials in the operations.
The attack happened at about 1am on Friday when troops sighted a group of terrorists and immediately engaged them with sustained indirect fire. After approximately two hours of intense engagement, the terrorists were reportedly forced to retreat.
Several of the terrorists were said to have escaped with varying degrees of injuries while 16 of them were successfully neutralised.
Confirming the incident to Channels Television, the spokesperson of Northeast Joint Taskforce Operations, Hadin Kai, Captain Reuben Kovangiya, said the success was aided by the timely intervention of the air component of the Joint Taskforce.
Captain Reuben Kovangiya also stated that troops have intensified offensive on the terrorists into the forest with the hope of neutralising more terrorists.
