Army neutralised 24 terrorists Foil Terrorists Attack at Kukareta, Recover Arms

From Babangida Abdullahi Gusau 

The Troops of the Joint Task Force (North East) Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), under Sector 2 have successfully repelled a terrorist attack on Kukareta in Yobe state.

The attackers stormed the location shortly after midnight and lasted until about 0300 hours and a swift and coordinated response by vigilant troops who executed a deliberate offensive-defensive action, effectively containing the assault and forcing the terrorists into a disorderly withdrawal.

A statement by Lieutenant Colonel Sani Uba the Media Information Officer, Headquarters Joint Task Force (North East) Operation HADIN KAI said, During the engagement, troops inflicted heavy casualties on the attackers, with 24 terrorists neutralised so far. Ongoing exploitation of the battlefield has led to the recovery of a significant cache of arms and ammunition, including 18 AK-47 rifles, 3 General Purpose Machine Guns (GPMG), 2 PKT automatic anti-aircraft guns, 3 RPG tubes, 2 mortar tubes, 4 hand grenades, 18 AK-47 magazines, and large quantities of belted 7.62mm ammunition for PKT systems.

Troops recorded 2 personnel wounded in action, who have been stabilised, while one reinforcing armoured tank sustained damage with all tyres blown out during the engagement. Exploitation operations are ongoing to recover additional bodies and equipment along the terrorists’ withdrawal routes littered with blood trails and medical consumables. This successful operations highlights the resilience, combat readiness and fire superiority of OPHK troops in denying terrorists freedom of action. Operations will continue with sustained offensive pressure to consolidate gains and decisively defeat all terrorist elements across the Joint Operations Area.