Boko Haram: 27 Killed By Nigeria And Cameroon Troops

Boko Haram: 27 Killed By Nigeria And Cameroon Troops

Nigeria and Cameroon troops killed 27 Boko Haram terrorists in joint clearance operations, destroyed gun trucks and recovered arms and ammunition belonging to the terrorists.

The Acting Director Army Public Relations, Col. Sagir Musa, confirmed this in a statement on Monday.102 NIGERIANS IN CHAD’S PRISONS – EMBASSY

Musa said ”the troops encounter with the terrorists took place in the Northern part of Wulgo, Tumbuma, Chikun Gudu, and Bukar Maryam villages”

He said that no casualty was recorded on the part of the Nigerian and Cameroonian forces.

Musa listed items recovered as five gun trucks, five AK 47 rifles, one automatic revolver Galil rifle, one G3 rifle, two General Purpose Machine gun, and two Anti Aircraft guns.

He said others were four Rocket Propelled gun tubes, one PK machine gun, one M21 rifle, one locally made Dane gun, five Rocket Propelled gun tube bombs and 1000 assorted rounds of different caliber ammunition.

Also recovered from them were five AK 47 magazines, several links of 12.7 MM, one land Cruiser Buffalo, one Nissan GT, several motorcycles, one flag, and a grinding machine, while one land Cruiser was destroyed.

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Musa said the coordinated military operation was ongoing, especially in the fringes of Gombaru-Ngala and surrounding areas to deal with terrorists fleeing from the onslaught of the Multinational Joint Task Force.