…as troops neutralize six terrorists
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) on Sunday confirmed that one of its officers, A. S. Maidawa, a lieutenant, was killed while four other soldiers were wounded in an ambush by terrorists that occurred along Buratai-Buni Gari Road, Biu Local Government Area of Borno State.
The Director, Defence Media Operations, Major-General Edward Buba, who disclosed this in a statement made available to Defence Correspondents in Abuja, said the incident occurred on 5 April 24 at about 0935hrs.
“During the encounter, troops lost a Lieutenant that was killed in action while 4 personnel were wounded in action and receiving treatment,” the statement said.
He said the terrorists exploited the forest area and the bad road network to launch the ambush, but the soldiers repelled the attack and reportedly killed some of the terrorists.
“Troops reinforcement pursued the terrorists to their hideout within the Timbuktu Triangle and made contact during which the troops neutralized six of them and the remaining terrorists ran in disarray,” it said.
The statement further said the troops recovered assorted weapons from the bandits comprising five AK 47 rifles and 103 rounds of the 7.62mm special ammunition.
It added that the troops had begun a hunt of the remaining terrorists that fled the firefight.
