By Attah Ede
Troops of the Nigerian Army code named, Operation Hadin Kai on Friday killed 16 ISWAP/Boko Haram terrorists in the Damboa local government area of Borno state
This was contained in a post by Army on its official X handle on Friday.
The Army said that the terrorists were sighted around 1 a.m. on Friday and were immediately engaged with sustained indirect fire.
According to the Army authorities, the terrorists aim was to attack the Brigade, but prompt and swift deployment of air support to reinforce ground troops save the situation, leading to the death of 16 members of the terrorists groups.
It added that the combined firepower from both ground and air forces overwhelmed the insurgents after about two hours of intense engagement, forcing them to retreat in disarray.
“We successfully killed 16 terrorists during the encounter. A pursuit operation is currently ongoing to track down fleeing elements.”
The Army also disclosed that an ammunition storage area was touched during the exchange but was swiftly brought under control, with no further escalation recorded.
“The Nigerian Army reiterated its commitment to sustaining an offensive against all terrorist elements in the North East and restoring lasting peace to the region”, Army said in the post.
