By Linus Aleke
Nigerian Army on Tuesday said that one Boko Haram fighter alongside his wife surrendered to troops of 26 Task Force Brigade Garrison in Gwoza, following troops’ aggressive combat operations against insurgents in the northeast.
The service also disclosed that four criminal elements were killed in different theatres of operation within the period under review.
Director Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement said, items recovered from the terrorist, include one AK 47 Rifle and 10 Live rounds of 7.62 mm Special Ammunition.
Gen. Nwachukwu also revealed that troops of 1 Brigade Garrison, operating under 8 Division, Area of Responsibility, while acting on actionable Intelligence, ambushed insurgents who were on a mission to attack Bobo Village in Talata Mafara Local Government Area of Zamfara State.
He noted that in a fierce fight with the insurgents, troops eliminated two of the criminals and recovered two AK 47 Rifles and four motorcycles.
In another development, Gen. Nwachukwu said that troops of 34 Artillery Brigade, operating in 82 Division Nigerian Army, Area of Responsibility have foiled an attack by Indigenous People of Biafra and its armed affiliate, Eastern Security Network (IPOB/ESN) on its Forward Operating Base at Ukwuorji, along Owerri – Onitsha expressway.
He noted that the secessionist fighters attempted the attack on the troops on 20 August 2023, but were overpowered, when they came under the superior firepower of the vigilant troops.
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The troops, again killed one of the fighters, while two others were arrested, as others fled.
“Items recovered at the scene of the shootout, include one vehicle, one mobile phone, one machete, nine empty cases of expended 7.62 mm Special Ammunition and one empty case of expended 12.7mm Ammunition,” the statement said.
The Nigerian Army enjoins all law abiding citizens to support its operations to enhance security across the country.
