– Troops of 3 Battalion, 22 Brigade Nigerian Army, along with some Civilian JTF embarked on fighting patrol to some villages around Ngala
– The patrol team was able to neutralize 9 terrorists, destroy their Improvised Explosive Device (IED) making factory and rescued 998 people
– The troops also recovered 1 AK-47 Rifle, an AK-47 Rifle Magazine, 2 Boko Haram terrorists flags, 4 Motorcycles, 2 Solar Panels, 2 already prepared IEDs, Detonating cords and other explosive making components
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Troops of 3 Battalion, 22 Brigade Nigerian Army, along with some Civilian JTF embarked on Fighting Patrol to some villages around Ngala
In a statement issued on Friday, May 19, the Director Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Sani Kukasheka Usman, said the patrol team had a fierce encounter with the terrorists at Ndufu before proceeding to clear Muktu and Muzuri, as welll as nearby communities within the area.
Usman said the team was able to neutralize 9 terrorists, rescue 998 people and also vaccinate all children under the age of 5 with Polio vaccinations.
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Troops vaccinated all rescued children under the age of 5 against Polio.
Read the full statement below:
“Following confirmed information about the presence of remnants of Boko Haram terrorists in some villages around Ngala, troops of 3 Battalion, 22 Brigade Nigerian Army, today, Friday 19th May 2017, along with some Civilian JTF embarked on Fighting Patrol to the area.
The patrol team had a fierce encounter with the terrorists at Ndufu which they decisively dealt with before proceeding to clear Muktu and Muzuri, as welll as nearby communities within the area.
Troops of 3 Battalion, 22 Brigade Nigerian Army, along with some Civilian JTF rescued 998 people
Although some of terrorists fled to various direction on sighting the troops, the patrol team was able to neutralize 9 terrorists, destroyed their Improvised Explosive Device (IED) making factory and rescued 998 persons.
Those rescued were 125 at Ndufu, 802 at Muktu and 71 persons at Muzuri. Interestingly, despite the heat of the battle, the troops also vaccinated all children under the age of 5 with Polio vaccinations.
In addition, the troops recovered 1 AK-47 Rifle with registration number 565231515, an AK-47 Rifle Magazine, 2 Boko Haram terrorists flags, 4 Motorcycles, 2 Solar Panels, 2 already prepared IEDs, Detonating cords and other explosive making components.
It is gratifying to note that 3 Battalion has maintained its status as one of the best fighting unit in the theatre as they did not sustain any casualty or injury during the operation.”
In a previous report by ZENITHBLOG.com, no fewer than 30,000 women and children held by Islamist terror group Boko Haram in Sambisa Forest have been rescued by troops of the Nigerian army in the last 14 months.
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Troops during their patrol recovered 1 AK-47 Rifle, an AK-47 Rifle Magazine, 2 Boko Haram terrorists flags, 4 Motorcycles, 2 Solar Panels, 2 already prepared IEDs, and detonating cords
Troops of 3 Battalion, 22 Brigade Nigerian Army, along with some Civilian JTF rescued 998 people
Troops of 3 Battalion, 22 Brigade Nigerian Army, along with some Civilian JTF rescued 998 people
Troops of 3 Battalion, 22 Brigade Nigerian Army, along with some Civilian JTF rescued 998 people
The outgoing Acting General Officer Commanding (GOC) 7 Division, Nigerian Army, Brig Gen Victor Ezugwu, made this known at the handover ceremony in Maiduguri on Wednesday, May 17.
Ezugwu attributed the successes recorded so far in the fight against insurgency in the North-East to doggedness, hard work and determination of troops in the front-line.
In the ZENITHBLOG.com video below is an update on the Nigerian Air Force operations against Boko Haram in 2017.
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