The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) has crushed Boko Haram fighters tied to the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) with the killing of 42 terrorists.
Naijaparry understands that this happened during a clearance operation at Doron Naira, an island in Lake Chad, on Friday.
The MNJTF comprises military from Benin, Cameroon, Chad, Niger, and Nigeria mandated to bring an end to the Boko Haram insurgency.
Spokesman for MNJTF, Colonel Timothy Antigha, from Nigeria, said that other terrorists escaped with gunshot wounds and the troops recovered arms and ammunition.
“At about 6 am yesterday, 21 June 2019, troops embarked on clearance operation to Doron Naira (an island in Lake Chad), in a bid to disrupt ISWAP’s activities on the island and adjoining localities. Troops effectively suppressed ISWAP and successfully conducted the clearance operation,” he said in a statement.
“At the end of the engagement, the following statistics were recorded; 42 terrorists neutralized, several others escaped with gunshot wounds, 2 Gun trucks destroyed, 3 Motorcycles destroyed, 2 Light machine guns recovered, 2 AK 47 Riffles recovered.”
The military official revealed that the troops suffered a loss, while 10 other soldiers were wounded in action.
“Unfortunately, the MNJTF lost a soldier while 10 others were wounded in Action. The affected soldiers have been evacuated accordingly,” he said.
It was learned that the troops had earlier in the week engaged terrorists and killing more than five, recovering arms and ammunition.
