100 Boko Haram members killed in Yobe

By Ujunwa Ochulo

07 October 2015 | 2:07 pm

Over 100 Boko Haram members have been killed by the Nigerian Army while repelling an attack launched against the 120 Task Force Battalion troops located at Goniri, Yobe State by the terror group. "The troops recovered size-able arms, ammunition and other equipment from the terrorists,which include 1 General Purpose Machine Gun, 2 Rocket Propelled Grenades,…

Over 100 Boko Haram members have been killed by the Nigerian Army while repelling an attack launched against the 120 Task Force Battalion troops located at Goniri, Yobe State by the terror group.

“The troops recovered size-able arms, ammunition and other equipment from the terrorists,which include 1 General Purpose Machine Gun, 2 Rocket Propelled Grenades, 9 AK-47 rifles and Belted rounds of 7.62 (NATO) ammunition,” the Nigerian Army spokesman Col. Sani Usman said in a statement.

Usman said others were various wires used for Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), 7 Primed IEDs, different types of Spanners and a torch.

He also stated that the troops of 21 Brigade on patrol from Bama to Ngurosoye, destroyed the terrorists camps in the axis. Troops also destroyed some of the terrorists hideouts that also served as fabricating area for IEDs and the terrorists’ training area.

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