Troops on Thursday neutralised six Boko Haram terrorists and destroyed their hideouts at Gawa and Boskoro villages of Mafa Local Government Area of Borno. According to a statement by the army spokesman, Brig.-Gen. Sani Usman, the gallant troops also rescued three women at Boskoro, who had been handed over to Internally Displaced Persons camp officials at Dikwa. READ ALSO: Strikes: Allow me to concentrate, Buhari begs labour unionsUsman said they recovered three pieces of 36 hand grenade, four Dane guns, 26 round of the anti-aircraft ammunition, three gas cylinders and a set of bow and arrow. He quoted the Theatre Commander, Operation Lafiya Dole Maj.-Gen. Benson Akinroluyo as commending the troops and charged them to be more daring in clearing suspected terrorists’ hideouts. (NAN)(Visited 1 times, 433 visits today)DOWNLOAD THE PUNCH NEWS APP NOW ON

Source: Punch January 04, 2019 08:48 UTC