Troops of the Multinational Joint Task have killed man Boko Haram/Islamic States West Africa Province, ISWAP terrorists in the ongoing clearance operations around Lake-Chad region.
Chief of Military Public Information Colonel Muhammad Dole in a statement in Ndjamena Chad said the renewed vigour and resilience by the forces to flush out the remnants of the terrorists around the fringes of Lake Chad region had continued to yield positive results.
He added that the troops of Sector 3 in Monguno repelled an ambush by the terrorists while conducting routine patrols along Gajiram general areas in Gambari axis. According to him, four insurgents were killed while many fled with multiple gunshot wounds during the encounter, adding that one soldier sustained injury.
Dole added that troops also recovered three AK47 rifles, 10 special rounds, one 3HG, one magazine carrier, assorted drugs and one hair comb among other items.
It would be recalled that the Force Commander of Multinational Joint Task Force, MNJTF Major General Abdul-Khalifah Ibrahim, during his recent operational visits, charged the troops to maintain the tempo and adopt aggressive posture in dealing with insurgents to deny them freedom of action.
