Saturday, 30 April 2016

Photos - Troops discover large pit where Boko Haram dump victims

 

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      As the Nigerian Army continue to patrol on a daily basis to deny the Boko Haram terrorists freedom of action in their area of operations, troops of 7 Division Strike Group Team B attached to 22 Brigade on Thursday stormed the general area of Bogoro, Duguno 1, Duguno 2 and 3.
On reaching Mbaraka, they encountered some Boko Haram terrorists, who engaged them in a gun battle, a statement issued Friday night by Col. Sani Usman noted.
It said troops rose to the occasion and successfully cleared the terrorists and proceeded to Jadda village, a stronghold of the Boko Haram terrorists.

     There, troops engaged the Boko Haram fighters in the area and killed 4 of them.
The patrol team, however, made a startling discovery – a big pit where the Boko Haram terrorists dump hapless victims of their nefarious activities to decompose.
Continuing, “It was also discovered that Boko Haram held a lot of people hostage in Jadda.
“The fighting patrol team also succeeded in freeing the hostages and recovered an AK-47 rifle with registration number OF-4814, 30 rounds of 7.62mm (Special) ammunition, 12 rounds of 7.62mm (NATO) ammunition, 14 Dane Guns, 1 motorcycle, 2 Solar panels and food storage facility

            “Other items include 120 litres of AGO and packs of Panadol.
“Sadly, one of our soldiers suffered gunshot wound and was evacuated for further medical treatment. He is in stable condition and responding to treatment.” the statement included


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