Troops of the Nigerian Army have killed three members of the Boko Haram/Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) in the Lake Chad region, the military authorities said on Friday.
Announcing the feat in a statement, the Director of Army Public Relations, Major General Onyema Nwachukwu, said troops in collaboration with a hybrid force and elements of Civilian Joint Task Force, successfully overran the terrorists’ stronghold in the Lake Chad Region.
The offensive operation was conducted on Wednesday, with a fierce battle leading to the killing of three terrorists and the recovery of a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle, according to Nwachukwu.
Other items recovered are a truck-mounted anti-aircraft gun and a cache of arms and ammunition.