Soldiers kill 63 suspected terrorists in Borno -Military

    
Men of the Nigerian Army have killed 63 insurgents in two different encounters with suspected terrorists in Borno State.

The Director of Defence Information, Maj. Gen Chris Olukolade, said in an electronic mail  to our correspondent in Abuja on Monday that the insurgents were killed at Alafa Forests, 21 kilometers from Bama, the scene of the gruesome attack by the Boko Haram two weeks ago,  and Lake Chad Islands.

Olukolade said while 56 insurgents were killed at Alafa, seven lost their lives to another military offensive at the Lake Chad Islands.

Olukolade added that two soldiers sustained injuries in the two attacks put in place to track fleeing insurgents in the area..

He explained that the military authorities had carried out  ground and aerial assaults on the insurgents following intelligence report that they were making efforts to establish new camps in the forest.

According to him, the operation which resulted in heavy casualty and material loss on the side of the insurgents, was still ongoing.

He said, ” Nigerian security forces have launched ground and air operations on terrorists locations in the Forest at ALAFA, about 21km from Bama, Borno State.

” Over 56 terrorists died in the ensuing intensive fight over the weekend.  Two soldiers were wounded in the operation which is meant to track fleeing terrorists…

“Acting on intelligence reports which indicated renewed efforts by the terrorists to establish a new camp in the forests locations, the land and air operations has inflicted heavy casualty on the insurgents as indicated by the high level of their loss of men and materials.

“Air and land bombardments are continuing in different locations where terrorists have been reportedly sighted.”

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