Kayode OyeroThe Nigerian Army lost four of its troops on Saturday when they clashed with elements of Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province terrorists along the fringes of the Lake Chad and Tumbus. READ ALSO: Petrol subsidy to gulp N102.96bn in MarchAccording to a statement released on Monday by Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Mohammed Yerima, troops of Sector 3 Operation Lafiya Dole were on a clearance patrol when the incident occurred. In the statement titled, ‘How Troops Obliterated Boko Haram Terrorists Along Fringes Of Lake Chad, Tumbus’, the Army spokesman also said the troops fought gallantly as destroyed the insurgents’ gun trucks as well as captured their ammunitions. “In the course of the hot pursuit which was aided by air cover provided by the Air Task Team of Operation Lafia Dole, several terrorists were neutralised and their gun trucks destroyed. “Above is on-the-spot account of the encounter between Nigerian troops and the Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists in Monguno area and environ.

Source: Punch March 15, 2021 10:07 UTC