War on Terror: Troops recover 6 Anti-Aircraft guns, vehicles, large quantities of IEDs making materials in Sambisa forest
The Nigerian Special Forces troops has again recorded another significant victory in the ongoing fight against Boko Haram terrorists as troops of ‘Operation Desert Sanity II’, ‘Operation Hadin Kai’, successfully recovered caches of weapons and ammunition from the insurgents hideouts in the Ukuba axis of Sambisa forest on Saturday, 29 April, 2023.
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Intelligence Sources told Zagazola Makama, a Counter-Insurgency Expert and Security Analyst in the Lake Chad region that the feats were recorded after the troops of 21-Armored Brigade, Bama, Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) and 199 Special Forces Battalion in collaboration with Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), intercepted the terrorists while on aggressive fighting patrol. Heavy gun battle ensued with the terrorists thereafter which forced them to abandon their vehicles, weapons and several IEDs materials with some armed to be used against troops.
The sources said that the recovered items include; six anti-aircraft guns, four Ak 47 rifles, several quantities of IEDs making materials, a cache of magazines, and a Hilux vehicle mounted with an Anti Aircraft Gun.
He said that so far the fighting troops had successfully cleared the terrorists hideouts in Garno, Alafa, Alafa D, Garin Doctor, Njumia, Izzah, Farisu, Somalia, Ukuba, Garin Glucose, Garin Ba’aba, Bula Abu Amir, communities in Bama Local Government Area in Borno state.
This latest success underscores the continuing efforts of the Nigerian military to neutralize the Boko Haram threat and restore peace and stability to the region.
