Troops have continued their clearance operations inside Sambisa forest and other areas.
On Monday, troops of 21 Brigade, 7 Division cleared 4 villages hitherto under the terrorists control, namely Bala Karege, Goske, Harda and Markas 3.
At the time of the operation, the Boko Haram terrorists had abandoned their camps and run away.
A statement by Army spokesman, Col Sani Usman disclosed that troops recovered several items including
"1 Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) Bomb, 18 rounds of 23mm Shilka ammunition, 1 Barrel of AK-47 rifle, 1 Extra-barrel of General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG), 3 AK-47 rifle magazines, metal link of 12.7mm ammunition and a heavy-duty solar panel battery."
He added that the troops also recovered 10 vehicles and 50 motorcycles belonging to the fleeing terrorists.
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