The Nigerian Army says the troops of Operation Hadin Kai, have on Wednesday, inflicted heavy casualty on Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists. xThe army also claims that more than 50 of the terrorists died in the encounter in Damboa, Borno. He said the troops successfully defeated the attack, destroyed the locally fabricated armoured-plated vehicles and neutralised more than 50 ISWAP terrorists. He said that the surviving terrorists were forced to run in disarray under heavy gunfire from the resilient troops and Nigerian Air Force attack platforms. “The COAS restated the commitment of the Nigerian Army in his leadership to ending terrorism and other violent crimes in the North East and the rest of the country.

Source: The Guardian June 03, 2021 08:15 UTC