Army kills 27 terrorists, recovers arms in Borno

Troops of Section 1, Operation Lafiya Dole and Chadian Defence Forces neutralised 27 terrorists in a coordinated joint military operations in four communities of Borno.

The soldiers also recovered five AK-47 rifles and Rapid Propelled Gun tube bombs each as well as five gun trucks, including several motorcycles used by the insurgents while fleeing from the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) Operation Yanchin Tapki.

Army Spokesman, Col. Sagir Musa, disclosed this in a statement in Maiduguri.