Troops of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) have killed no fewer than 22 suspected Boko Haram/ISWAP fighters and recovered large cache of arms, among others, aftermath of a fierce clearance operations in the fringes of Lake Chad region.
A statement signed by the chief of public information, Headquarters MNJTF, N’Djamena, Chad, Lt. Col. Kamarudeen Adegoke, made available to journalists on Sunday in Maiduguri, Borno State, said the troops of combined Taskforce Mallam Fatori/Damasak at Forward Operations Base Arege drawn from MNJTF Sectors 3 and 4 (Nigerian and Nigeriene troops) have continued with aggressive patrols from April 27, 2022 to dominate and put pressure on the criminals.
Adegoke said with multiple sorties against the terrorists’ positions, Air Taskforce gave effective close air support and attacked the criminals to enable ground forces to access the hitherto well defended terrorists’ strongholds in the vicinity of Tumbun Rago.
He said despite strong resistance by the Boko Haram Terrorists (BHTs), the ground troops charged through several obstacles and cleared the mined routes which made them to come in contact with elements of the terrorists.
The MNJTF stroopspokesman said: “After the operational engagement which was firmly supported by the ATFs of OPHK and the MNJTF, a battle damage assessment clearly revealed at least 20 Boko Haram/ ISWAP terrorists were neutralised, twelve (12) AK 47 rifles, 1X Mortar 60mm and large cache of ammunitions of different calibers were recovered. ”
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