Nigerian soldiers on a rescue mission.
Troops of the Nigerian Army successfully foiled an attempt by suspected terrorists to plant Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) on the strategic Wala highway crossing in Borno State in the early hours of today.
Troops, who laid an overnight ambush for the terrorists also succeeded in killing two of them, while the rest escaped with gunshot injuries.
The Army disclosed this in post on its verified Twitter handle, @HQNigerianArmy.
The post read: “Troops of 26 Task Force Brigade under the auspices of Operation HALAKA DODO, Theatre Command Operation LAFIYA DOLE successfully thwarted Terrorists efforts to plant Improvised Explosive Device (IED) for commuters and troops’ Main Supply Route.
“The troops laid an effective night ambush for terrorists in the midst of heavy downpour, encountered the terrorists IED party at Wala crossing point attempting to emplace the lethal device..
“Troops responded swiftly in a fire fight with the terrorists killing 2, while others scampered for their dear lives with likely gun shot wounds under the cover of darkness.”
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