Troops sustained onslaught against terrorists for peaceful Eid al-Adha North East – Army

The Headquarters, Joint Task Force (North East), Operation Hadin Kai, OPHK, successful conjunction with Operation Desert Sanity V/Siege Operations said it has sustained operational momentum crossed the theatre, including foiling of violent attacks, sidesplitting of Boko Haram/ISWAP elements, apprehension of transgression collaborators, betterment of arms and ammunition, arsenic good arsenic the continued rescue and reunion of abducted civilians with their families.  

A connection signed by Lieutenant Colonel Uba Sani, Media Information Officer of OPHK said successful a large operational development, troops successfully thwarted coordinated violent activities on the Buratai–Chara axis successful Borno State. 

The connection said, “Following the sighting of ample numbers of Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists done surveillance systems, troops swiftly engaged the hostile elements with violative fire, forcing them to retreat successful disarray. Subsequent pursuit operations by Quick Response Forces further disrupted terrorists’ movement, with important casualties inflicted connected the terrorists and 169 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition recovered. No casualties were recorded successful ain troops.”

It said likewise that troops of 27 Task Force Brigade of OPHK, successful conjunction with the Civilian Joint Task Force, CJTF, and section hunters, acting connected credible intelligence, conducted a palmy ambush cognition astir Kasaicia colony successful Gujba Local Government Area ...