The
security forces say they have foiled attempts by terrorists to attack Ajiri and
Mafa as well as other communities in the outskirt of Maiduguri and Dikwa in
Borno State towards the Cameroon borders.
The Director Defence Information, Major General, Chris Olukolade said in a
statement that the ambush mounted by the terrorists to enable them unleash
terror on the communities unchallenged, was also cleared by troops on
reinforcement mission.
The statement said twenty insurgents died in the encounter, while some troops
sustained varying degree of injuries, adding that more camps were destroyed in
encounters at various forests and mountain locations around Adamawa and Borno
States.
it said arms recovered from the terrorists
include various brands of machine guns and improvised explosive devices.
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