Soldiers kill 10 terrorists, arrest 2 others in Borno

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June 24, 2016 4:10 PM

This was disclosed by the Theatre Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole, Lucky Irabor during a news conference in Maiduguri, the state capital.

A group of Nigerian soldiers

Soldiers of the Nigerian Army have killed 10

This was disclosed by the Theatre Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole, Lucky Irabor during a news conference in Maiduguri, the state capital.

“On June 10, our troops at Logomani ambushed suspected Boko Haram terrorists following information about their movement toward Muska village in Ngala Local Government Area of Borno,” Irabor said according to The Cable.

“As a result, 10 of them were killed and two others were captured, while two civilian captives were rescued from the terrorists during the operation. On June 7, troops on patrol made contact with suspected Boko Haram terrorists around Tilani, Rann and Kalma in Kala Balge general area.

“In the process, one was killed, while others who suffered gunshot wounds fled, three motorcycles and a bag containing N466,000 cash was recovered from them,” he added.

Irabor also said some of the items recovered from the suspects were six AK47 magazines, 56 rounds of 7.62mm special ammunition, a bundle of detonating cord and a manual booklet on how to make Improvised Explosive Device (IED).

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