HOW TROOPS CLEAR BOKO HARAM TERRORISTS HIDEOUTS AT MATARI AND KAIDIRI - COL. USMAN

A joint patrol team of Sector 1 of 27 Task Force Brigade and Army Headquarters Strike Group yesterdat (22nd June, 2016) cleared Boko Haram terrorists enclaves in Buhari, Matari and Kaidiri villages located some kilometres to Damasak, Borno State earlier today.

Unfortunately, the remnants of the Boko Haram terrorists at Kaidiri on sighting the patrol team chickened out and withdrew in disarray into Niger Republic with gun shot wounds. The troops pursued them and got 2 Boko Haram terrorists. In addition, they recovered 7 motorcycles and borehole equipment.

IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE EXPLOSION IN BIU - ARMY

At about 8.15am today a tricycle, known as “Keke NAPEP” unknowingly stepped on an Improvise Explosive Device (IED) planted by the side of Biu -Damboa road close to a military checkpoint at the outskirts of Biu town, Borno State. This was confirmed in a statement issued today by the Acting Director Army Public Reltaions, Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman

Unfortunately, the IED exploded instantly killing 4 persons comprising of a woman with her baby and 2 other male adults. Three other persons were injured including a soldier and they were immediately evacuated to Biu General Hospital. We regret to state that the injured soldier also died at the hospital.