SOLDIERS, 13 TERRORIST KILLED AS ARMY,AIR FORCE PUT OFF ATTACK IN BORNO

Another Nigerian soldier was,
yesterday, killed, three others wounded with no
fewer than 13 Boko Haram terrorists decimated
when the insurgents attacked the troops’ location
in Northern Borno town of Kangarwa.

The fighting, which lasted for hours, was said to
have been so intense that the Army had to
request air support from the Nigerian Air Force,
resulting in the deployment of a fighter jet and a
surveillance aircraft with which the terrorists
were subdued.

It was learned that many of the terrorists
escaped with bullet wounds from the ground and
air assault.

Confirming the confrontation in Abuja, Army
spokesman, Col Sani Usman, said: “Troops of
119 Task Force Battalion, 8 Division Nigerian
Army, deployed at Kangarwa, Kukawa Local
Government Area of Borno State, yesterday,
neutralised 13 Boko Haram terrorists in a counter-
attack carried out by the troops.

“Unfortunately, one soldier paid the supreme
price during the encounter, while three others
were wounded in action.

“The offensive, which began at 4p.m., lasted for
roughly four hours, necessitating the troops
calling for air support.”