Troops of the Nigerian Army operating under Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) have intensified offensive operations across the North East Theatre, neutralising at least seven terrorists in renewed offensives, recovering arms and supplies.
A credible source at the Army Headquarters told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that troops did this in a series of coordinated ambushes across Borno State in the last 24 hours.
The source said that the troops had maintained pressure on ISWAP/JAS elements and disrupted their mobility corridors.
According to him, an ambush by troops of 192 Battalion and hybrid forces at Gwadale general area in Pulka-Gwoza axis led to the killing of four terrorists, while others escaped with gunshot wounds.
He added that a mobile phone with a Cameroonian MTN SIM card was recovered.
The source added: “Similarly, troops of 152 Task Force Battalion at Kumshe, in Bama Local Government Area, eliminated two terrorists crossing into Nigeria from Cameroon during a night ambush along the Banki-Kumshe route.
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