The Nigerian Army said its troops on counterinsurgency in the North East have killed 16 terrorists and recovered arms and ammunition in Mairari village, Mungono Local Government Area, Borno State. Also one soldier and four civilians were injured during the operation.
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This is coming at a time the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, has said the process of importing weapons was hampering the military’s operation in the fight against insurgency, while hinting at effort to ensure local production of weapons.
Revealing the military’s success, Deputy Director in charge of Public Relations, Theatre Command’s Operation Lafiya Dole, Colonel Onyema Nwachukwu, said the injured soldier and civilians had been taken to the hospital, where they are receiving medical attention.
In a statement, Nwachukwu said: “Troops of Operation Lafiya Dole deployed in Forward Operational Base (FOB) along…
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