Troops kill 16 Boko Haram fighters
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at least 16 boko haram terrorists have been killed by troops at the mairari a village in mongno local government area of borno state1 the deputy director of public relations theatre command operation lafiya dole col. onyema nwachukwu said on sunday that the success was recorded on friday evening when the soldiers deployed in the forward operational base fob along mairari in monguno had an encounter with the insurgents and recovered two gun trucks from them1 the insurgents in three vehicles including gun trucks had infiltrated and attacked the community when troops at the fob were alerted by locals1 the troops supported by the air task force swiftly responded to the attack killing 16 insurgents and capturing two gun trucks abandoned by the insurgents as they tried to escape having been overwhelmed by the superior firepower from the troops nwachukwu said1 he added that the troops recovered 163 rounds of anti-aircraft gun ammunition from the insurgents1 however he disclosed that four civilians and a soldier sustained injuries in the encounter1 he said the injured were promptly evacuated to a military hospital in the state where they were receiving medical attention1 nwachukwu noted that the operational base was consequently reinforced with additional troops while fighting patrols were on the trail of the insurgents who fled the attack1 he added that normalcy has been restored in the village and urged the people of mongonu lga to go about their normal business without fear1 the army also urged the people to remain vigilant and report any suspicious person or activity to the nearest security agency1