The troops of 151 Task Force Battalion Banki, Operation Hadin Kai, have killed an unspecified number of Boko Haram terrorists and rescued two humanitarian workers in Sambisa Forest.
It was gathered that the insurgents were killed after the troops in collaboration with the Civilian Joint Task Force and Hybrid forces, stormed their hideouts in Gargash in Bama Local Government Area of Borno State, North-East Nigeria.
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Reports by Counter-Insurgency expert and security analyst in the Lake Chad region, Zagazola Makama says the terrorists have been hibernating within the general area to carry out attacks within the Banki before they were intercepted and killed.
Two humanitarian workers abducted from Monguno in 2022 were also rescued. The troops also recovered three Hilux vehicles with one of them mounted with anti-aircraft guns.
(Editor: Terverr Tyav)
