Personnel of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in Borno State, on Tuesday, successfully foiled an ambush by Boko Haram terrorists at Mainok Village, along the Damaturu-Maiduguri Road. It was gathered that though the insurgents engaged in a heavy gun battle with the SARS troops, they were swiftly overpowered. The Army senior officer, while hailing the SARS troops, appealed for a strong joint-collaboration between the Army troops and Police personnel in prosecuting the counter-insurgency war in Borno, and other parts of the North-East. The SARS troops recovered four gun trucks from the terrorists. We also recovered other kinds of weapons including pistols, locally fabricated weapons, amongst others.”He disclosed that among the recovered weapons was a unique gun brought in from Libya.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 22, 2020 09:45 UTC