Troops neutralize 13 Boko Haram terrorists in Borno

The combined troops of sector 3 operation lafiya dole and sector 2 Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) of Chadian forces have killed 13 terrorists on Duguri Island in the extreme northern Borno.

The Nigerian army operations media coordinator, colonel Aminu Iliyasu, disclosed this on Friday in Abuja.

Iliyasu said that the terrorist of Boko Haram and Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) mounted four gun trucks with the intention of overrunning the troops harbour position from the rear.

He added that the troops also captured three gun trucks, three anti aircraft guns, 12 AK 47 rifles, three bandoliers of anti aircraft guns and 270 rounds of 7.62 mm special ammunition among other critical assets.