The combined Special Forces troops of the Nigerian Army, Navy and the Air Force operating under the auspices of Operation Lafia Dole in the ongoing counter terrorism and counter-insurgency operations in northern Borno have inflicted devastating man and equipment casualty on Boko Haram terrorists in a fresh encounter with the dissidents in the late hours of Saturday 19 January 2018.
According to Deputy Director of Public Relations Theatre Command Operation Lafia Dole, Colonel Onyema Nwachukwu, the terrorists, armed with two Gun trucks, a vehicle laden with Improvised Explosive Device (IED) and a suicide bomber met their Waterloo while frantically fighting to break into the formidable defensive position of the troops.
“The gallant troops responded swiftly in a fierce counter-offensive, unleashing superior and overwhelming firepower on the terrorists and neutralized five of them, including a driver and a gunner firing from a gun truck, a suicide bomber in a vehicle loaded with IED and two other terrorists.
“In the ferocious counter-attack, the valiant troops destroyed one Gun truck ànd one IED – Carrying vehicle. The of Operation Lafia Dole troops also recovered one Anti Aircraft Gun and three AK 47 Rifles belonging to the terrorists.
The troops are relentless and in high morale as they continue in hot pursuit of some of the terrorists who fled the scene of the encounter when they were overpowered by the troops.
It will be recalled, that only recently, the special forces troops resolutely dealt a deadly blow on the terrorists in a battle in which the terrorists attempted to contest the control over Baga town with the Special Forces troops.
