A sizeable number of Boko Haram Islamist terrorists were on Tuesday destroyed by troops from the 26 Task Force Brigade, Gwoza, Borno State as they fled from Nigeria Airforce's aerial bombardment of the Sambisa forest.
Director, Army Public Relations, Col Sani Usman said on Wednesday in Abuja that a lot of terrorists were killed in the operation while their weapons were either destroyed or recovered.
The terrorists were fleeing on motorbikes and pickup vans mounted with assorted weapons like rocket-propelled grenades, and antiaircraft guns. Six of the pickup trucks were destroyed while one was recovered.
The Nigerian Forces "also recovered one motorcycle and two AK47 riffles and large quantities of 7.62mm NATO and 12.7mm ammunitions,’’ Col Sani Usman said in a statement.
He added that offensive actions against the undesirable elements are being intensified.
NAN
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