Troops of the Operation Lafiya Dole, one fifty-one Battalion while on routine fighting patrol within Lieutenant Colonel Abu Ali Range of Borno State, discovered freshly dug holes prepared for Improvised Explosive Devices by suspected elements of Boko Haram terrorists.

The unit’s Explosive Ordinance Device team scanned the general area and discovered one cylinder main charge, one pressure plate and three batteries suspected to have been abandoned by the terrorists.

In a related development troops of eighty-two Task Force Battalion on patrol along Ngoshe-Pulka also discovered three Improvised Explosive Devices buried by suspected Boko Haram terrorists on the road.

According to Director Army Public Relations, Brigadier-General Sani Usman, the Improvised Explosive Devices were safely detonated by the team.

Usman also noted that troops of 3 Battalion, 22 Brigade Nigerian Army, ambushed Boko Haram terrorists along Gamboru-Mussini-Logomani that came to loot and burn a broken down truck loaded with assorted goods at Mussini village.

The troops neutralized five terrorists and further exploitation recovered one AK-47 rifle with registration number 565203290, one AK-47 magazine, three rounds of 7.62mm (Special) ammunition, 27 Bicycles, 10 Machetes and one Dagger.

This is however coming shortly after the Army, confirmed that one of its officers and three soldiers were killed by an explosive planted by the insurgents.

According to the Force, the incident occurred when a vehicle conveying a patrol team from the 133 Special Forces Battalion triggered the IED, which was buried on the road between Kangarwa and Alagarno village.