Troops of 26 and 28 Task Force Brigade have repelled an early morning attack by Boko Haram terrorists on military locations at Pulka and Bitta in the fringes of Sambisa forest. This was contained in a statement issued by the Director Army Public Relations, Brig. Gen. Sani Usman.
“The troops came under three-pronged attack by Boko Haram terrorists fanning out of Sambisa forest from Damboa, Tokumbere and Pulka axis.
“At the end of the debacle, 2 Boko Haram insurgents paid for their atrocities with their lives while several others sustained gun shot injuries.
“The fate that befell those that attacked Pulka was more dreadful.
“The ever ready and vigilant troops rose to the occasion by repelling the attacks and killing all the 16 attackers and captured one of them alive during the exploitation.
“The gallant troops also recovered 11 AK-47 rifles, 3 General Purpose Machine Guns (GPMGs), 1 Browning Machine Gun (BMG) and 2 Toyota Hilux vehicles.
Experts believe that the Boko Haram insurgency has caused about 100,000 deaths since 2009.
