Photos: Nigerian troops kill six terrorists as others flee into Lake Chad

Troops of 7 Brigade Special Forces, 8 Task Force Division, today,  dislodged terrorists who have been gathering in Dawashi Gari village, in an area bordering the Lake Chad.

A statement issued on Tuesday, by Col Timothy Antigha, Deputy Director Public Relations said in the engagement Tuesday morning, gallant soldiers of the division killed 4 terrorists, while others fled, abandoning their motorcycles, which were recovered and destroyed, to prevent their being used to perpetrate terror on innocent villagers.

Similarly, as part of the theater wide and ongoing clearance operations, troops of 145 Bn, 5 Brigade, 8 Task Force Division have cleared Gashigar, Asaga, Bukarti and neighbouring villages. In the process, troops made contact with terrorists in Kanama village and killed 2 terrorists, arrested 2 more, while 1 AK 47 riffle, 4 magazines and 4 motorcycles were recovered.