It was celebration galore as Troops of 222 Battalion, Operation Hadin Kai killed scores of fighters of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) in the North East of Kawuri in Konduga, Borno State.
The insurgents launched the attack with heavy gun fire on the military formation guarding the trenches in the area at about 6:45 pm, the time Muslim faithful were breaking their Ramadan fast.
A reliable source and counter-insurgency expert in the Lake Chad region, disclosed in Maiduguri, on Saturday that the troops swiftly engaged the terrorists in a fierce gun battle forcing them to withdraw.
But in a show of gallantry, the Troops, led by their Commander, chased the fleeing terrorists who attempted to escape towards the axis of the Sambisa forest and neutrialised seven of them.
The sources said: “We recovered their truck, Anti-Aircraft gun and all their weapons. No casualty was recorded on the side of the troops during the attack, he said.
There was a wild celebration by residents of Konduga who trooped out to express their happiness over the successful operation which led to the elimination of the fighters.
Meanwhile, in a separate encounter, the Troops of Operation Hadin Kai also ambushed and eliminated five Boko Haram terrorists and recovered their weapons.
By: Zagazola Makama
