Special forces repel terrorist attack in Sambisa, recover weapons
By: Zagazola Makama
Troops of Operation Desert Sanity under the Joint Task Force North East, Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), have repelled a terrorist attack on their position in Borno, killing at least two insurgents and recovering weapons and communication equipment.
Security sources said the attack occurred at about 2:20 a.m. on Sunday when terrorists attempted to attack Special forces troops on clearance Operations in Sambisa forest.
The troops, however, engaged the attackers in a fierce firefight and successfully repelled the assault without recording any casualty.
According to the report, no soldier was killed, or wounded, during the encounter, and no military equipment was damaged.
“Following the repulsion of the attack, troops conducted exploitation of the area where two terrorist corpses were sighted with traces of blood, indicating that the insurgents evacuated some of their dead and wounded,” the source said.
Items recovered from the terrorists include one PKT machine gun, three rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) bombs, 51 rounds of 7.62 x 51mm ammunition, and 108 rounds of 7.62 x 54mm ammunition.
Troops also recovered two Baofeng communication radios, one Redmi Android mobile phone, and three Airtel SIM cards believed to belong to the insurgents.
The sources said that the troops maintain high morale and operational effectiveness as clearance operations continue under Operation Desert Sanity.
