Troops of Army Super Camp 11 and 401 Special Forces Brigade of Operation Fire Ball; have killed nine terrorists in the Cross-Kauwa/Gambouru axis of Borno. During the clearance military operations in axis, the troops also destroyed three gun trucks with recovery of three AK-47 rifles. While announcing recoveries of arms and ammunition Friday at Special Army Super Camp 1, Ngamdu, Borno state, the Acting Director Defense Media Operations, Brig-Gen. Bernard Onyeukou disclosed that; “The superior firepower unleashed by own troops during the attack inflicted heavy casualties on the terrorists.” He said during the decisive encounter at Super Camp 17, Cross-Kauwa, four Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists were neutralized. According to him, two gun trucks, an Anti-Aircraft gun and assorted ammunition, were also captured. Similarly, on December 16, 2020, the troops at the Gambouru Army Super Camp, came under terrorists’ ambush in the Kenuba general area of Borno state. He said the troops, however engaged the criminals in a fierce fight forcing the insurgents to withdraw in disarray. “In the aftermath of encounter, five terrorists were neutralized, with the destruction of an anti-aircraft and recovery of three AK-47 rifles and ammunition,” he said. He urged that troops not to relent on the ongoing operations, but build on the successes recorded in routing terrorists from their hideouts. He therefore assured the people of Northeast that the Army is determined in routing remnants of fleeing terrorists to restore peace. “You’re encouraged to avail the troops with credible information that will help in the execution of the operation,” he said.
