Troops of the 119 Task Force Battalion, 8 Division of the Nigerian Army deployed at Kangarwa, Kukawa Local Government Area of Northern Borno State on Monday neutralized 13 Boko Haram terrorists in a counter attack carried out by the troops.
One soldier paid the supreme price during the encounter, while three others were wounded in action.
The offensive, which began at about 4pm and lasted for about four hours, necessitated the troops calling for air support, to which the Nigerian Air Force promptly responded by dispatching an Intelligence Surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft and a Ground Attack Fighter Aircraft in support of the ground offensive.
The fierce counter also saw some insurgents fleeing with gunshot wounds and abandoning logistics and weapons.
The troops also neutralized two Hilux vehicles belonging to the insurgents and recovered the following a Hilux vehicle, one Browning Machine Gun, one Anti Aircraft Gun, two General Purpose Machine Guns, one Light Machine Gun, two Rocket Propelled Guns Seven (RPG 7) tubes and bombs, five AK-47 Rifles and 550 Rounds of Anti-Aircraft Gun ammunition.
News Troops kill 13 insurgents
