The army spokesperson said that the insurgents attacked troops with Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED), Mortar, Gun trucks and motorbikes during the attack.
The Nigerian Army has said that its troops swooped on the stronghold of the Boko Haram/Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists camp in Timbuktu triangle in the Lake Chad Region and killed three terrorists.
The Director, Army Public Relations, Maj Gen Onyema Nwachukwu, who made this known on Friday in a statement said that the troops recovered a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle, gun truck mounted with an anti-aircraft gun and a cache of arms and ammunition.
Nwachukwu said that the troops in conjunction with a hybrid force and element of the Civilian Joint Task Force achieved the feat on February 28, after a fierce battle with the insurgents.
The army spokesperson said that the insurgents attacked troops with Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED), Mortar, Gun trucks and motorbikes during the attack.
According to him, the terrorists however fell under the overwhelming superior fire power of the troops, forcing them to abandon their stronghold, armaments and equipment in disarray.
He stated that in the process, three terrorists were killed, while one MRAP, one gun truck, one Dushka Machine Gun, one AK-47 Rifle and one locally fabricated gun were also recovered in the operation.
Nwachukwu also said that one Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) Bomb, 273 rounds of 7.62mm Special ammunition, one Pumping machine, 65 Dushka links, 48 General Purpose Machine Gun links and three motorbikes were recovered by troops in the encounter.
He further said that troops were exploiting the success in pursuit of the routed insurgents.
The army spokesperson said that in a separate operation, troops also conducted a fighting patrol to criminals’ hideouts in Katakpa Village in Toto Local Government area of Nasarawa State.
He said that one of the criminals was neutralized and two AK-47 rifles, one Pump Action semi- automatic rifle, three AK-47 magazines and 90 rounds of 7.62 mm Special ammunition were recovered.
Nwachukwu said that the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.- Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, commending the troops for the successful operations also charged them to remain resilient and sustain the momentum of the operations.