Yobe: Troops Foil Boko Haram Attacks, Kill 24, Recover Arms 

From HASSAN JIRGI Damaturu 

Troops of the Joint Task Force in the North East, Operation HADIN KAI, OPHK, under Sector 2, successfully foiled a major terror attack on Kukareta village in Yobe State.

A statement signed by the Media Information Officer, Headquarters Joint Task Force, Operation HADIN KAI, Lieutenant-Colonel Sani Uba, which was made available to AljazirahNigeria in Damaturu, said the attack, which commenced shortly after midnight and lasted until about 0300 hours, was met with a swift and coordinated response by vigilant troops who executed a deliberate offensive-defensive action, effectively containing the assault and forcing the terrorists into a disorderly withdrawal.

The statement added that during the engagement, troops inflicted heavy casualties on the attackers, with 24 terrorists neutralised so far. 

Troops confirmed that the ongoing exploitation of the battlefield had led to the recovery of a significant cache of arms and ammunition, including 18 AK-47 rifles, three General Purpose Machine Guns, GPMG, two PKT automatic anti-aircraft guns, three RPG tubes, two mortar tubes, four hand grenades, 18 AK-47 magazines, and large quantities of belted 7.62mm ammunition for PKT systems.

Troops also recorded two personnel wounded in action, who have been stabilised, while one reinforcing armoured tank sustained damage with all the tyres blown out during the engagement. 

According to him, exploitation operations are ongoing to recover additional bodies and equipment along the terrorists withdrawal routes littered with blood trails and medical consumables. 

The statement said successful operations highlight the resilience, combat readiness and fire superiority of OPHK troops in denying terrorists freedom of action. 

Operations will continue with sustained offensive pressure to consolidate gains and decisively defeat all terrorist elements across the joint operations area.