Some elements of Boko Haram terrorists attempted an attack on 121 Task Force Battalion at Pulka, on Friday.
They attacked with 5 gun trucks, motorcycles and 2 Golf cars laden with Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) from Sambisa forest axis.
The ever alert and vigilant troops rose to the occasion and successfully repelled the attack and killed 7 Boko Haram terrorists.
They wounded several others and recovered 4 AK-47 rifles, 3 AK-47 rifle magazine and 92 rounds of 7.62mm (NATO) belt ammunition.
Troops are hale and hearty.
In a related development, troops of 3 Battalion caught a suspected Boko Haram terrorists’ spy near the Battalion Headquarters at Gamboru Ngala.
On interrogation, he confessed that he was sent to spy on the troops from Wulge.
Consequent upon this the troops organized a fighting patrol comprising elements of Army Headquarters Strike Group and Civilian JTF to Wulge and Walamari.
The troops had encounter with Boko Haram terrorists in which they killed 27 of them, recovered 5 motorcycles and 8 bicycles.
They also cleared 12 terrorists’ camps and recovered 1 AK-47 rifles as well as 1 Dane gun.
The troops also rescued 455 persons and escorted them to Gamboru Internally Displaced Persons’ (IDPs) camp.
Unfortunately, one member of the Civilian JTF was lost.
Nevertheless, the troops’ morale remains very high.
Similarly, troops of 103 Battalion, in the evening, ambushed Boko Haram terrorists at Mairimri village crossing point.
There they killed quite a number of terrorists, recovered 15 bicycles and foodstuffs.
Further confirmatory reconnaissance would be conducted to further exploit the situation.
This is coming same day Nigerians were commemorating the kidnap of over two hundred Chibok girls by Boko Haram.
Boko Haram have been waging a relentless war against the Nigerian government and populace.
Thousands have been killed while several other thousands have been displaced in the putsch.
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