Posted on: 05:21 Sun, 26 Jun 2016



Troops of 21 Brigade and Civilian
JTF on Saturday conducted a
fighting patrol to Zangebe, Maiwa,
Algaiti and Mainari villages in
which they killed 6 Boko Haram
terrorists and wounded several
others.

The troops also liberated over 5,000
persons held hostages by Boko
Haram terrorists and recovered 5
motorcycles and similar number of
bicycles.

Similarly, troops of 7 Division
Garrison Rapid Deployment Force
(RDF) II, in conjunction with some
of elements of Mobile Police Force
and Civilian JTF today also
conducted Boko Haram terrorists
clearance operations at Masu Yiwa,
Ladin Buta, Bazaka, Kesa Gala,
Tabla, Fahinde, Shirori, Gizina,
Maska Aribe, Maska and Maska
Lawanti villages, all in Mafa Local
Government Area of Borno State.

During the clearance operations,
the troops encountered Boko
Haram terrorists at Maska Lawanti
in which they killed 2 terrorists
and recovered 2 motorcycles.

Unfortunately, we lost 1 Civilian
JTF, while a soldier and 1 Mobile
Policeman were wounded in action.

The body of the heroic Civilian JTF
and the wounded soldier and his
police counterpart have since been
evacuated to Maiduguri.

While we commiserate with the
families of the departed Civilian
JTF, we wish to state that the
wounded are in stable condition
and responding to treatment.

In a related development, troops of
192 Battalion, 26 Task Force
Brigade and some vigilantes alos
embarked on fighting patrol along
Kusarha-Zalidava general area
today.

The patrol team encountered some
elements of Boko Haram around
Zalidava-Weige villages in which
they killed 2 Boko Haram terrorists
and recovered 1 General Purpose
Machine Gun (GPMG) with
registration number FN 132125, a
belt of 7.62mm (NATO) ammunition
containing 42 rounds.

Sadly, one of the vigilantes
sustained an injury on his eye.
However, he is getting better.

Thank you for kind cooperation.
Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman
Acting Director Army Public
Relations