By Jutha Gupah, Maiduguri
Troops of 151, 202 Battalions and 21 Brigade of Nigerian Army have killed several terrorists in a coordinated clearance and blockade Operation Deep Punch II in three villages of Borno state on Thursday.
The cleared villages are Abaram, Churuchuru and Aulajiri in Bama Local Government Area of the state.
This was disclosed on Friday in a statement issued to journalists in Maiduguri, by Brig-Gen Sani Usman, the spokesman of the military.
He said troops neutralized three of the terrorists, and rescued a child with the recovery of two Dane guns.
He said the troops also engaged some Boko Haram terrorists along the Bama-BOCOBS Road, while fleeing Sambisa Forest at the southern flank.
“The troops engaged the terrorists in a heavy fire fight and neutralized quite a number of them; while some fleeing insurgents escaped with gunshot wounds,” said Usman.
He said a soldier was wounded in the operations that lasted for over three hours, while the wounded soldier was evacuated for treatment at 7 Division Hospital and in a stable health condition.