Troops neutralize nine terrorists in Borno

…Recover N5 Million Ransom Money successful Magumeri, Gajiram Axis

By Ndahi Marama, Maiduguri

Troops of the North East Joint Task Force, Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), person neutralized 9 Boko Haram terrorists during a warring patrol astir Goni Dunari colony successful Magumeri Local Government Area of Borno State.

Magumeri, located successful the Northern Borno Senatorial District, is astir 50 kilometres from Maiduguri, the authorities capital.

The cognition came hardly 24 hours aft troops repelled and killed respective insurgents who attempted to invade their determination successful Ngamdu town, besides successful Borno State.

According to credible subject sources, the troops, acting connected intelligence, engaged the terrorists who were terrorizing locals and mounting houses ablaze. The brushwood resulted successful the sidesplitting of 5 insurgents, portion others fled with gunshot wounds.

Recovered items from the country included:

One AK-47 firearm (Reg. No. 06798)

Five magazines (three empty, 2 loaded)

Thirty-one rounds of 7.62mm ammunition

One Itel mobile phone

One dagger

No casualties oregon instrumentality losses were recorded among the troops.

In a related development, troops connected motorcycle patrols on the Gajiram–Bolori–Mile 40–Gajiganna axis engaged different radical of Boko Haram fighters adjacent Zundur village. Four terrorists were neutralized successful the encounter, portion others fled into the surrounding bushes.

During the operation, troops rescued 2 kidnapped victims — Mr. Modu Kinnami (55) and Mr. Bukar (57), some from Guzamala — and recovered a sack containing ₦750,000.

Preliminary investigations revealed that the terrorists had demanded a ransom of ₦2 cardinal and 2 caller Tecno fastener phones for the merchandise of the victims’ brother.

Items recovered from the terrorists included:

One bluish pickup conveyance (Reg. No. GUB 327 XA)

Two caller Tecno fastener phones

One jerrycan containing 30 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS)

₦4,355,000, bringing the full recovered magnitude to astir ₦5 million

The subject root added that further operations are ongoing crossed each fronts to prolong unit connected the terrorists and contradict them state of movement.

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