The Director of Defence Information, Maj. Gen Chris Olukolade, has
said some terrorists were killed by troops during a cordon and search
operation along Djimillo-Damaturu on Friday.
Olukolade said the troops had a fierce encounter with the terrorists
when their hideout was discovered by soldiers near a market.
He said the soldiers killed an unspecified number of the insurgents and recovered some machines guns and rifles from them.
He added that some of the terrorists were believed to have been
killed in an inferno that gutted the house which they used as their
base.
Olukolade said a soldiers was killed in the exchange of gun fire with
the terrorists while another, who was injured in the gun battle, was
undergoing treatment.
The Defence spokesman explained that the troops also had an encounter
with some terrorists, who were in the process of blowing up a bridge to
halt the military operation in Gulak, the headquarters of the Madagali
Local Government area of Adamawa State.
He said the troops, who killed the insurgents, also recovered some arms and ammunition.
He added that flags, hoisted by the terrorists, were being dismantled by the troops in the operational area.
SOURCE: PunchNews NG
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