Troops of Operation LAFIYA DOLE have killed 41 Boko Haram terrorists after several hours of fighting in the early hours of Monday, March 15, 2021.
A statement by the spokesperson, Brigadier General Mohammed Yerima, said the troops conducted a fighting patrol along Gulwa and Musuri in Gamboru Ngala Local Government Area of Borno State where they recovered sophisticated weapons and rescued 60 elderly women and children who were in the terrorists’ captivity.
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Items recovered from the obliterated fighters include 12 AK47 rifles, 8 Fabric Nationale (FN) rifles, a motorcycle, 6 bicycles, mechanic toolboxes, a sewing machine, a large number of batteries used for making Improvised Explosive Devices, and sex enhancement drugs amongst other things.
(Editor: Abaje Usekwe)
