Troops outsmart Boko Haram terrorists with indirect fire, kill 11

Troops of the Joint Task Force (North East) Operation Hadin Kai on Saturday morning outsmarted Boko Haram terrorists who attempted to infiltrate their base in Mallamfatori, Borno State.

The troops cleverly broke the early morning infiltration under darkness with indirect fire, dispersing the terrorists before they could launch coordinated attacks.

According to a report by security analyst and counter-insurgency expert, Zagozola Makama, the troops successfully repelled the attack .

Sources, however ,told Makama that a separate attack on Damboa led to the death of one Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) member.

The sources further said limited operations launched by troops at 4:30 a.m. on Saturday yielded significant success when they made contact with terrorists around Loskori general area, a boundary between 195 Battalion and 73 Battalion.

According to the sources, two soldiers sustained injuries but are in stable condition, while troops neutralised 11 terrorists and recovered two AK-47 rifles and a large cache of drugs.