Troops of Operation Hadin Kai, a joint task force in the North-east, have thwarted a terror attack and recovered several weapons in the Buni Gari-Burtia axis in the Biu Local Government Area of Borno State.
The spokesperson for the task force, Mohammed Goni, disclosed this in a statement on Monday, saying the troops were on routine patrol when they encountered the “suspected Boko Haram terrorists.”
The troops, he said, “responded decisively” and forced the terrorists to “withdraw from the area in disarray.”
Mr Goni said a reinforcement force was subsequently deployed, enabling the troops to clear the ambush site and further exploit the surrounding area.
“During the operation, troops discovered and dismantled several makeshift camps assessed to have been used by the terrorists as temporary staging and hideout locations,” he said. “Items recovered include one motorcycle, bicycles, one magazine, ammunition and rocket-propelled grenade bombs.”
