Troops of 115 Task Force Battalion, under the 28 Task Force Brigade on Friday, cleared 9 more terrorists stronghold around Lassa axis.
Media Coordinator, Operation Lafia Dole, Col. Tukur Gusau made this known in a statement made available to newsmen on Saturday in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital.
According to the statement, the terrorists camps destroyed include: Lassa, Muthavo, Dagu, Zangore, Kilekasa and Pumpum.
The statement said during the offensive, four Boko Haram terrorists were killed, while some of the terrorists fled with wounds abandoning their weapons, adding that some of the weapons abandoned by the terrorists include 7 den guns.
The statement also said troops of 25 Task Force Brigade conducted another offensive operations along Korode axis in Damboa local government area of Borno State, where three motorcycles suspected to be used during the last Sunday’s attack on Azir village were recovered along with stolen food stuffs from the village.
According to the statement, terrorists observation posts were also destroyed in a high ground in Korode village.
“Our troops continue to dominate roads leading to Azir, Wajiroko, Damboa and Biu towns to deny Boko Haram terrorists any possible freedom of activities in the area. The fighting spirit of the troops remain very high”, the statement added.
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