The Acting Director, Army Public
Relations, Col. Sani Usman, has said that the troops of the 7 Brigade
liberated Gudumbali town in Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State
on Friday.
Usman said the troops killed a large number of Boko Haram insurgents and destroyed their weapons during the battle.
He recalled that fighter pilots of the
Nigerian Air Force damaged several of the camps of the insurgents in the
mission area on Monday.
Usman
said in a statement, “As part of the offensive against the Boko Haram
terrorists, troops of 7 Brigade on Friday entered and cleared Gudumbali
town in Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State. “During the
operation, quite a number of the terrorists were killed and their
weapons and equipment destroyed.
“The troops are currently doing clearance operations in the general area.”
The Acting Army spokesperson stated
further that two soldiers of the 5 Brigade Explosive Devices Ordinance
Unit were killed by landmines and two others injured while they were
advancing towards Dikwa, Borno State on Friday.
According to him, the soldiers ran into
the landmines buried by the insurgents between old Marte and Kerenoa
junction in Guzamala Local Government Area of the state.
He said the bodies of the deceased soldiers had been evacuated while those injured were being treated in a military hospital.
Usman stated further that the Brigade lost a Mowag armoured personnel carrier to the mines explosion.
He said that the troops had continued
their advance to the Sambisa Forest in pursuit of the fleeing terrorists
with determination, in spite of the sad occurrence.`
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