The Nigerian Army on Monday disclosed that its troops in Borno state had killed three Boko Haram insurgents and recovered 200 cattle in Borno. The disclosure was made by Brig.-Gen. Sani Kukasheka, the Director of Army Public Relations, in a statement in Maiduguri. Kukasheka said that the insurgents had earlier carted away 200 cattle rustled at Makandari village of Kala Balge Local Government Area of Borno.
He said that the troops engaged the insurgents’ on Saturday at Beneri village, killed two of them and recovered the stolen cattle.
Kukasheka said that the troops also recovered one AK-47 rifle, an emptied magazine, two motorcycles and a National Identity Card, adding that the cattle had since been returned to the owners.
The army spokesman disclosed further that the troops, in a separate operation, ambushed the insurgents at their crossing point at Firgi, Bama Local Government Area of Borno. He said that in the ensuing encounter, the troops killed one insurgent, suspected to be an expert in Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), and recovered one gas cylinder.
The News Agency of Nigeria report also stated that “Troops of 21 Brigade, Operation Lafiya Dole, in conjunction with elements of 121 Battalion, on Friday, laid an ambush for Boko Haram terrorists at one of their suspected crossing points near Firgi, Bama Local Government Area of Borno State.
