Troops of the armed forces have eliminated 34 terrorists and recovered 23 AK-47 rifles following a successful botched attack by the terrorists in Sabon Gari village, Damboa local government area of Borno state.
This was contained in a statement issued in the early hours of Wednesday by the Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj Gen Edward Buba.
TheFact Daily gathers that on 4 January 2025, an unspecified number of ISWAP/BHT terrorists on motor cycles and gun trucks engaged troops deployed in Sabon Gari village, Damboa local government area of Borno state in a fire fight.
The terrorist who had attempted to surprise troops in retaliation to the recent killing of their commander and combatants by troops, were however taken unaware, when troops on fighting patrol returning to base foiled their planned attack as soon as it commenced.
Additionally, the timely intervention of a reinforcement team comprised of elements of Civilian Joint Taskforce, vigilante as well as hybrid forces that arrived on the scene aided the overpowering of the terrorists.
Buba disclosed further that though the troops’ reinforcement team encountered an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) which resulted in injuries to the vigilante commander, the team arrived timely to decimate the fleeing terrorists.
Furthermore, the air component of Operation HADIN KAI conducted air interdiction on the fleeing terrorists, which Battle Damage Assessment reveals that several of the terrorists were killed. Troops also recovered over 200 rounds of 7.62mm special ammunitions.
Sadly, however, 6 personnel were killed in action.
Buba noted that the names of the soldiers killed in action “are withheld to allow administrative procedures of notifying their next of kin be concluded” and appealed to the media to respect the process.
“On the whole, the Armed Forces of Nigeria is
profoundly conscious of its role and responsibility in ending insurgency and terrorism in the nation. Accordingly, troops remain committed to the course of defeating the terrorists”, Buba said.
