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How Nigerian soldiers ambushed, killed Boko Haram fighters in Damaturu – Official



The Nigerian Army has clarified what happened amid the assault on Damaturu, the capital of Yobe State, by suspected Boko Haram fear mongers on Tuesday evening.


The aggressors attacked Maisandari, a suburb of the town on the eastern flank of Damaturu along the Kano-Maiduguri expressway.

In an announcement sent to PREMIUM TIMES on Wednesday by the Acting Assistant Director Army Public Relations, Sector 2, Operation Lafiya Dole, Njoka Irabo, he said troops raged Maisandari, in the wake of getting data on the arranged assault.

The representative said the snare by the troops prompted "the annihilation of numerous Boko Haram fear mongers".

Following sound data of arranged endeavors by Boko Haram fear mongers to assault Damaturu, troops of Sector 2, Operation LAFIYA DOLE, effectively laid a snare which prompted the eradication of numerous Boko Haram Terrorists (BHTs), that endeavored to assault Damaturu, Yobe State at about 5:15 pm, today Tuesday the ninth of April 2019.

The watchful troops successfully trapped the hoodlums few meters in front of Maisandari people group at the edges of the city of Damaturu.

The fear mongers were overpowered by the prevalent capability of the courageous troops and the well-planned air support, from the Air Component of Operation LAFIYA DOLE," the announcement said.

As indicated by Mr Irabor, numerous psychological militants were injured while weapons and other war hardware were recuperated.

After the snare, numerous fear based oppressors met their Waterloo, some were additionally injured and the accompanying things/hardware were recouped:

a. 2 x Gun Trucks

b. 2x Anti Aircraft Guns

c. 1 x 60 Millimeter Mortar

d. 4 x AK 47 Rifles

e. 1x General Purpose Machine Gun

f. 1,245 Rounds of 7.62 mm (NATO).

Troops have set out on the immediate pursuit of the escaping fear based oppressors, mop up/brushing of the general zone is progressing. Further subtleties and conceivable recuperations would be given on finishing of the mop-up tasks," Mr Irabor included.


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