Nigeria Troops rescued 38 women, 42 children following confirmed intelligence report on the convergence and massing
up of dislodged Boko Haram terrorists at Garere village in Kukawa Local
Government Area of Borno State, with intent of carrying out attack on
some isolated communities, troops on fighting and clearance patrol
Codenamed “Operation TIGER CLAW” on Tuesday July 19th, swooped in on the
terrorists, killing 42 of them while unconfirmed number of the other
terrorists escaped with gunshot wounds.
38 women and 42 children held captive were rescued
from the insurgents. The women and children were taken to the military
medical facility in Baga for checks. They were further assisted with
food and clothing.
The patrol team also recovered 504 rounds of 7.62mm (NATO) ammunition,
162 rounds of 7.62mm (Special) ammunition, 1 Land Cruiser Jeep, 34 Jerry
cans of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) and Automated Gas Oil (AGO), while
55 Motorcycles were demobilized during the operation.
The troops have continued to intensify vigilance and maintained high
level of alertness. They are making concerted efforts to clear the
remnants of the terrorists in their area of responsibilities.
In a related development, suspected Boko Haram terrorists yesterday
attacked Bakin Dutse community, killing one person and injuring 4 other
persons. Unfortunately, they took to their heels on arrival of troops.
The troops have continued to patrol the general area with the hope of
finding and apprehending the attackers.
Similarly, troops on routine patrol in order to secure and make
Kumshe-Banki road open, were ambushed by 4 suspected Boko Haram
terrorists. The troops engaged them and 3 of them died as a result of
gun shot wounds. The lone survivor is currently being interrogated. It
is heart-warming to state that he has been making very useful statements
that are very revealing.