Troops of Joint Task Force North East (Operation Hadin Kai) have neutralised a suspected Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighter during an ambush operation in Borno.
According to intelligence sources quoted by security analyst and counter-insurgency expert, Zagagola Makama, on Monday, the operation occurred on Sunday night in the Timbuktu Triangle area.
It was gathered that the troops intercepted and engaged the terrorists in a fierce gun battle.
“On sighting the troops, the terrorists fled in disarray in multiple directions. During immediate exploitation of the area, one ISWAP fighter was discovered neutralised,” the source said.
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Items recovered at the scene include three scent-stick rubbers, three hijabs, four wrappers, 13 undergarments and other personal effects and cosmetics believed to belong to the fleeing terrorists.
“No casualty was recorded on the side of the troops,” said the sources.
The military high command said the operation was part of ongoing efforts to deny terrorists freedom of movement and disrupt their logistics and regrouping in the North-East