Troops of 81 Battalion and 251 Task Force Battalion of 25 Task
Force Brigade on Wednesday engaged in hot pursuit of remnants of Boko
Haram terrorists in Kumala.
According to Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, the Acting Director Army
Public Relations, “This followed an earlier incident, in which suspected
Boko Haram terrorists ambushed fighting patrol elements of 25 Task
Force Brigade. After clearing the ambush, the troops exploited further
off Damboa road from Kumala.”
withdrawal of the terrorists and discovered that the terrorists’ vehicle
mounted with an Anti-Aircraft Gun tasted a bit of the Boko Haram
terrorists’ evil intents as it ran into an Improvised Explosive Device
(IED) buried by them.
“The vehicle was shredded into pieces by the IED while 2 of the Boko
Haram terrorists died in the process. The troops recovered 1 General
Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG), 2 AK-47 Assault Rifles as well as one Boko
Haram terrorists’ flag, 6 primed IEDs, Anti-Aircraft Gun links and
rounds of ammunition. Other recoveries include 43 rounds of 7.62mm
(NATO) ammunition and a mobile telephone handset.
“By this incident of the terrorists’ group falling victims of its
evil plans against the troops, the wrath of God has been aroused by the
retributive justice against the devilish Boko Haram terrorists.
