The troops of Operation HADIN KAI have rescued 53 after dismantling a roadblock mounted by suspected Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists on Buratai–Kamuya road in the Biu Local Government Area of Borno.
This is contained in a statement issued by the Acting Military Information Officer in the Headquarters of the Joint Task Force, North East Operation HADIN KAI, Captain Mohammed Goni on Friday in Maiduguri.
Goni said that the operation was carried out on Wednesday by troops of the 135 Special Forces Battalion under Sector II of Operation HADIN KAI as part of ongoing offensive operations against terrorists in the North-East.
According to him, troops deployed to Dutse Kura detected the terrorists mounting the illegal roadblock through surveillance cameras, prompting the immediate deployment of a Quick Reaction Force (QRF) to the scene.
He said the troops pursued the insurgents toward the Mangari–Dora general area of Borno, where they engaged them in a firefight, forcing the terrorists to flee in disarray.
