Soldiers
have killed no fewer than 103 suspected members of the Boko Haram terrorist
group in two different attacks in Borno State.
A
statement posted on the Defence Headquarters official website,
defence.info.mil.ng, stated that 50 insurgents were killed in the clash with
troops at Miyanti and Bulungu when their makeshift camps were raided.
It
added that troops discovered a fuel dump used by the insurgents.
Some
of the terrorists’ vehicles and seven motorcycles were also destroyed by the
troop during the raid.
The
defence authorities also said that the soldiers also captured 15 rifles, 11
machine guns, hundreds of ammunition from the insurgents.
The
statement added that men of the Multinational Joint Task Force killed 53
insurgents in another encounter at Duguri near the nation’s border with Niger
Republic.
According
to the statement, 18 rifles, five general purpose machine guns, 25 hand
grenades and materials for making Improvised explosive devices were recovered
in the second attack.
However,
two soldiers lost their lives in the clash while five others sustained
different degrees of injuries.
The
statement said troops also arrested 15 terror suspects in Abuja and recovered
seven pistols, swords and other dangerous materials from them.
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