Troops of the Nigerian Army killed nine members of the Boko Haram insurgents

The troops of the Nigerian Army have killed nine members of the Boko Haram insurgents in an attack at Wubi in Borno State. The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman, told our reporter that the insurgents were planning to carry out attacks later on sunday at Wubi in the Kala Balge Local Government Area of the state when the troops attacked and kill nine of their members. He said the troops of the 3 Battalion, 22 Brigade, had an encounter with the insurgents while they were on patrol to foil the planned attack after receiving intelligence report on the plot.


Usman stated that six soldiers, who received gunshot wounds during the operation, had been evacuated from the battle front for urgent medical attention and were in stable condition. According to him, the troops “captured three AK-47 rifles, one Fabrique Nationale rifle, one General Purpose Machine Gun, a 60mm Mortar Tube, one Rocket Propelled Grenade 7 Tube, one G3-Machine Gun and seven Fabrique Nationale Magazines’ from the insurgents.