has left 19 soldiers and three civilian JTF members badly wounded in the Northeast.
This was disclosed in a statement made available to NAIJ.com by Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, the acting director Army Public Relations.
According to Usman, the troops fought back despite the ambush, killing several of the insurgents.
However, Usman noted that some soldiers were missing in action, but said that a search and rescue party comprising of Special Forces personnel has since been dispatched to establish contact with them.
His statement read: “Today morning, troops on clearance patrol at Guro Gongon village and environs to rout out remnants of Boko Haram terrorists hibernating therein, destroyed the terrorists’ makeshift camps and recovered quite a number of weapons, equipment and foodstuff in the process.
“The recovered items include 1 Gun truck mounted with an Anti-Aircraft Gun, a MOWAG Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC), 1 Rocket Propelled Grenade Tube, 1 Light Machine Gun, 3 AK-47 rifles and motorcycles.
“Sadly however, 19 soldiers and 3 civilian JTF members were wounded in action while a few others were missing in action.
“The wounded have been evacuated and are responding to treatment, while a search and rescue party comprising of Special Forces personnel has since been dispatched to establish contact with the missing in action troops, some of whom, as at the time of filing this report, have started returning to their defensive location.
“It is pertinent to state that, no stone would be left unturned until every person involved in the operation has been accounted for.”
It was gathered that four soldiers were wounded during the operation as seven Boko Haram terrorists lost their lives.
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