Troops of Operation HADIN KAI on Thursday, June 5, foiled a terrorist assault on its personnel in Buratai, Biu Native Authorities Space, and Mallam Fatori, Abadam Native Authorities Areas of Borno State.
An announcement by the Nigerian Military stated scores of insurgents had been killed in the course of the gun duel between troops and the terrorists.
The Performing Deputy Director of Military Public Relations Headquarters Theatre Command Operation HADIN KAI, Captain Reuben Kovanggiya stated the insurgents tried to invade the Buratai location of the troops within the early hours of Thursday.
Kovanggiya stated the insurgents in a deceitful method infiltrated the troops’ location from a number of approaches.
In accordance with him, a gunfire ensued whereas the air element of Operation Hadin Kai gave their assist main to an enormous onslaught on the terrorists.
He additionally stated that following the incident, a cache of arms and ammunition had been recovered from the terrorists.
In the identical vein, the terrorists’ try and assault troops in Mallam Fatori was foiled.
Kovanggiya stated the navy marched the insurgents with superior firepower and pursued them into totally different places.
He famous that a number of members of the terrorist group had been killed whereas those that managed to flee the onslaught fled with totally different levels of accidents.
A few of the recoveries made by the troops in each incidents embody AK-47 ruffles, Rocket Propeller Weapons, and general-purpose machine weapons amongst many different kinds of weapons.