10 Boko Haram insurgents killed, N2m cash recovered, as troops clears Ngelkona

Troops of 153 Task Battalion and the Cameroonian Defence Forces deployed in Operation Lafiya Dole have killed 10 Boko Haram terrorists at Ngelkona in Ngala Local Government Area of Borno State.

The troops encountered the insurgents Saturday June 2, 2018 at about 11.30 am while on a clearance patrol along Wulgo–Ngelkona general area.

The terrorists, who were mounted on Horse-back, were however said to have been overpowered by the troops in a fierce shoot out, as the gallant troops killed the insurgents and recovered two AK 47 rifles from them.

Other items recovered from them include one Boko Haram flag, a set of Bow and arrows, two mobile Handsets and one Cameroonian International Passport.

In a separate clearance operation, troops of 82 Task Force Battalion of Operation Lafiya Dole on Friday in a night attack routed fleeing elements of Boko Haram insurgents at Ngoshe in Gwoza Local Government Area.

An Army statement said, “During the attack, troops killed one Boko Haram insurgent and recovered one AK 47 rifle, 41 rounds of locally fabricated ammunition and four Improvised Explosive Devices (IED). The recovered IEDs have been safely defused by the Explosive Ordnance Disposal team.”

In another operational encounter, troops of 27 Task Force Battalion of Operation Lafiya Dole, on a long range fighting patrol, also on Friday June 1, 2018 successfully conducted a raid operation on Boko Haram camp in Yaridiri forest in Geidam Local Government Area of Yobe State.

In the encounter with the insurgents during the raid, the superior fire power of the troops forced the insurgents to flee in disarray with gunshot wounds, abandoning a huge sum of money and several other items.

The troops recovered three AK 47 rifle magazines, 21 rounds of 7.62 mm (Special) ammunition, a motorcycle and two mobile handsets.

“The troops also recovered the sum of Two million, Two Hundred and Eight Thousand Naira (#2, 208,000.00) from the hideout. Troops have destroyed the hideout in situ,” the statement said.