The
Nigerian military said yesterday that 11 terrorists were killed when the troops
engaged the terrorists in a gun duel while some of them were apprehended as
they attempted to escape to Cameroon through Taraba and Adamawa borders.
The
Director, Defence Information and Coordinator of Joint Information Centre,
Counter terrorism Campaign who disclosed this in a statement yesterday
said
the insurgents were attacked by troops on patrol of the areas in the ongoing
counter-terrorism campaign.
According
to him, “the terrorists were trapped following the ongoing offensive launched
by troops along the borders. Some of them could no longer bear the hunger in
their make-shift camps at the forest. Those apprehended led the troops to some
hideouts where fierce fighting ensued and seven terrorists died, while
Improvised Explosive Devices, IEDs, rifles and 70 motorcycles were recovered.”
He
added that sustained patrols and searches by the Joint Task Force had led to
the arrest of more insurgents, including a heavily armed suspect, who claimed
dual nationalities of Chad and Burkina-Faso. Olukolade said the suspect was
arrested with different calibre of arms along the Chad border.
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