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The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Tukur Yusufu Buratai has commended the efforts and successes of the troops in recent encounters with the terrorists and charged them to sustain and upscale the tempo of the operation.
The COAS enjoined the troops to be more vigilant and assured them of continuous support to ensure the looming defeat of the dying Boko Haram terrorists and the eventual destruction of fledgling Islamic State West Africa Province battling to establish dominant presence in Nigeria.
This commendation followed the gallantry of the Troops of the 120 Task Force Battalion location at Goniri, Yobe State, Sector 2 Operation LAFIYA DOLE, at about 1833 hours on Wednesday 26 June 2019, when the Terrorists tried to infiltrate the area.
In a professional manner, the Troops tactically waited for the terrorists to close into the killing range and opened heavy volume of fire on the criminals who approached the location with 7 gun trucks and several other fighters on motorcycles.
Consequently, this encounter/ambush resulted in the annihilation of dozens of terrorists, many fled with some levels of injuries and the following equipment were captured;
a. 5 x Gun Trucks
b. 1 x Vehicle Blinde Leger (VBL)
c. Assorted quantity of ammunition
d. Unconfirmed number of motorcycles were destroyed.
