Nigerian Army say it neutralised 16 Boko Haram and recovered a weapons cache during its clearance operation in Mairari village in Monguno Local Government Area of Borno. Col. Onyema Nwachukwu, Deputy Director Public Relations, Theatre Command Operation Lafiya Dole, disclosed this in a statement released in Maiduguri. Nwachukwu said that the troops also recovered two gun trucks abandoned by the insurgents during the encounter. “The gallant troops also recovered 163 Rounds of Anti Aircraft Gun Ammunition during the fierce encounter,” he said. “The FOB has been further reinforced with additional troops, while fighting patrols are on the trail of the insurgents who fled the attack.

Source: Punch July 29, 2018 13:30 UTC