Troops of Operation Hadin Kai of the Army on Wednesday clashed with members of the Boko Haram terrorist group in Jere LGA, Borno State.
It was gathered that the Nigerian troops neutralised five Boko Haram terrorists and also recovered 500 rustled rams.
According to Zagazola Makama, on 10/02/2022 at about 0330hrs, a distress call was received that terrorists attacked some hardesmen and rustled their domestic animals.
Acting on the distress call, the Theartre Commander’s Special Response Squad was dispatched to go after the terrorists in the Axis of the Cashew plantation in Jere Local Government Area.
The troops ambush and intercepted the terrorists at their possible exit route, engaged them into a fierce gun duel, neutralized five (5) of them, recovered about 500 rams and other items they stole from locals.
Meanwhile, the animals rustled were handed back to the herdsmen as troops escorted them to safety.
