Nigerian troops have again, repelled another attack by Islamist sect, Boko Haram in Buratai and Kawuri in Borno State, killing nine terrorists.
According to the Director of Defence Information (DDI), Major General Chris Olukolade, the troops engaged the terrorists in gun duel, killing four of them and captured one.
In a statement issued on Monday, the DDI states, “patrol troops have successfully repelled an ambush in Buratai community in Biu, a town in Borno state.
“The troops who fell into the ambush laid by the terrorists while on patrol, engaged the terrorists in a decisive fire fight killing four of them and capturing one alive.
“Also in Kawuri in Borno state, troops in a patrol have killed five terrorists in a shootout. The troops also captured two AK 47 rifles and two vehicles used by the terrorists”.
The insurgents have intensified attacks in the north-east of late. In less than 72 hours, Boko Haram on Friday attacked three Emirs, killing the Emir of Gwoza, Idrissa Timta and also detonated a bomb in Mubi, Adamawa State, killing about 40 by Sunday evening.
