As the war against terrorism intensifies, the Nigerian Military authorities say troops of Operation Hadin Kai on Sunday neutralised some terrorists in Borno State.
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In a statement on Thursday, military spokesman, Major General Benard Onyeuko said the troops of 24 TF Brigade Operation Hadin Kai came in contact with some Boko Haram terrorists at Gamage Village in Borno, adding that after the encounter 5 terrorists were neutralized.
According to General Onyeuko, items recovered from the terrorists include 2 x AK47 rifles, 3 x dane guns, 2 x AK47 magazines, 70 x rounds of 7.62mm ammunition, 7 x local fabricated rounds of 7.62mm ammunition, 4 x cell phones, 3 x ATM cards and several bags of assorted food stuff.
Onyeuko said the Nigerian Navy Ship ‘Okpabana’ of Operation Delta Safe, had on July 5, rescued the 16 metres surfer passenger boat MV NUE SWIFT, belonging to Lagos based oil service company, adding that the troops responded to a distress message about propulsion of a boat on transit.
He added that the boat lost her propelling ability at Agbara Platform, while transiting from Forcados to Bonny Mooring and drifted for 32 hours before it was rescued.
According to him, the crew and boat were handed over to Forward Base Operation, Bonny, on Wednesday.
“The military high command commends troops in the frontlines for their timely interventions, encourages the general public to avail troops with credible and timely information on criminal activities”, he said.
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