The Nigerian Army has said that three soldiers were killed and eight others injured during a shootout with the Boko Haram terrorists group at Munguno in Borno State.
Army Public Relations, Acting Director, Colonel Saghir Musa, who confirmed this, however, said that the soldiers killed scores of the terrorists, while several of them escaped with gunshot injuries.
According to Musa, Troops of Sector-3, Operation LAFIYA DOLE attached to Super Camp Monguno, while on patrol dealt with Boko Haram terrorists along Monguno-Mairari-Gajiram axis.
The patrol team came in contact with the terrorists and engaged them with heavy volume of fire that neutralised countless number, while a few escaped with gunshot wounds. The troops also recovered some weapons and equipment from the terrorists.
Meanwhile, the Nigerian Air Force said its Air Task Force has destroyed more terrorists’ camps and killed scores of Boko Haram terrorists at Yuwe ‘C’.� ֥@�T
