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Posted by: Mr. Babatunde« on: August 22, 2015, 10:14:30 AM »The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sani
Usman, has said that the troops of the 7 Brigade liberated Gudumbali town in Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State on Friday. Usman said the troops killed a large number of Boko Haram insurgents and destroyed their weapons during the battle. He recalled that fighter pilots of the Nigerian Air Force damaged several of the camps of the insurgents in the mission area on Monday. Usman said in a statement, “As part of the offensive against the Boko Haram terrorists, troops of 7 Brigade on Friday entered and cleared Gudumbali town in Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State. “During the operation, quite a number of the terrorists were killed and their weapons and equipment destroyed. “The troops are currently doing clearance operations in the general area.” The Acting Army spokesperson stated further that two soldiers of the 5 Brigade Explosive Devices Ordinance Unit were killed by landmines and two others injured while they were advancing towards Dikwa, Borno State on Friday. According to him, the soldiers ran into the landmines buried by the insurgents between old Marte and Kerenoa junction in Guzamala Local Government Area of the state. He said the bodies of the deceased soldiers had been evacuated while those injured were being treated in a military hospital. Usman stated further that the Brigade lost a Mowag armoured personnel carrier to the mines explosion. He said that the troops had continued their advance to the Sambisa Forest in pursuit of the fleeing terrorists with determination, in spite of the sad occurrence.
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