Troops of 121 Task Force Battalion, Pulka have killed 20 Boko Haram
terrorists in the Bama/Gwoza axis of Borno state.
The terrorists were killed, while soldiers were escorting Gwoza
Caretaker Chairman, Saeed Sambo from Gwoza to Maiduguri, the state
capital.
Confirming the incident Sunday in Maiduguri, Sambo disclosed that the
insurgents ambushed the military escort five kilometres to Bama town.
He said no less than 20 insurgents were killed while many fled due to
the superior firing power of soldiers in military escort.
His words: “The six soldiers in the military escort are of 121 Task
Force Battalion Pulka, a border community with Cameroon.
“They were providing me security, before sustain injuries during the
ambush near Bama.
“The incident happened at about 5km into Bama town, 10am yesterday,
(Saturday) after leaving Ngurosoye village.”
According to him; insurgents detonated their Improvised Explosive
Devices (IEDs), followed by sporadic gunshots which were however;
repelled by soldiers.
He said after the repulsion six soldiers sustained various degrees of
injuries, while they fired rocket launcher that killed 20 terrorists.
While describing the fleeing insurgents , he said: “I saw the rattled
insurgents fleeing from the superior firing power of troops that
Saturday morning,” adding that the soldiers professionally engaged
them with rocket launchers.
He listed the gallant troops to include; Sgt. Onu Oga, Cpl. Jonah
Inji, Lcpls. Dauda Isa and Lawal Yahaya, Cpl. Oku Sunday and Prt.
Austin Matthew.
