Two gallant soldiers reportedly got killed while troops of the Nigerian Army in Damasak were repelling an attack at the headquarters of Mobbar Local Government Area of Borno State by the dreaded terrorist group.
A communique made available to newsmen on Monday by the Director, Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Mohammed Yerima, revealed that the soldiers were murdered while troops of Operation Lafiya Dole confronted the terrorists on Saturday, April 10, 2021.
The statement reads: “Gallant troops engaged the terrorists with superior firepower both from the air and on the ground which compelled them to withdraw in disarray with several men and equipment casualty.”
“Sadly, two gallant soldiers have paid the supreme price while one officer and two soldiers were injured. The injured are currently recuperating at a military hospital in Maiduguri,” Yerima said.
Yerima disclosed further that in a similar operation, troops of Sector 1, OPLD on picketing duty along road Ngwom-Mafa to Maiduguri on Sunday, 11 April 2021 decisively neutralised seven members of the Boko Haram Terrorists group supposedly lying in wait to attack the troops and other innocent citizens plying the busy road.
“The troops who have continued to dominate their areas with massive clearance patrols and ambushes sprang the surprise attack on the terrorists that have been menacing the peace and livelihood of the people in the area,”
The statement reads further: “In the encounter, seven terrorists were neutralised while five AK-47 rifles were recovered along with several other items. The terrorists laid the ambush with the intent to harm NA troops and other innocent commuters. They, however, ran out of luck as they were instead trapped and neutralised in their own web. After the duel and successful neutralization of the terrorists, the troops continued their clearance patrol up to Maiduguri.”
The Brigadier General again assured that troops of Operation Lafiya Dole will continue to maintain an aggressive posture to ensure the entire area is cleared of terrorist elements and their activities while maintaining high morale and fighting efficiency.
Meanwhile, the Osun State Police Command on Sunday arrested ten hoodlums mobilised with different rifles to cause trouble at the South-West zonal congress of the Peoples Democratic Party congress on Monday (today).
A source who spoke on the incident in Osogbo with SaharaReporters said the criminal were members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), otherwise known as Motor Park Manager System (PMS).