We killed many B’Haram terrorists who attacked Michika – Army

The Nigerian Army has said that it repelled and killed many of the Boko Haram terrorists who attacked and sent indigenes of Michika in Adamawa State into the bush Monday night.

Ripples Nigeria had reported that the insurgent group stormed the town, which has four polling units where supplementary governorship poll is to hold on March 23, 2019, shooting indiscriminately and sending many of them into the bush.

Nigerian Army which acknowledged that attack did happen in a statement signed by its spokesman, Sagir Musa, however claimed that the terrorists group “met their Waterloo and suffered heavy casualties” during the Monday attack.

“At about 7.20 pm, gallant troops of 115 Task Force Battalion deployed at Lassa in Borno State received a distress call from vigilantes at Maikadiri village on movement of suspected Boko Haram terrorists along Road Maikadiri – Shuwari enroute Michika.

“The troops immediately organized blocking positions and swooped on the terrorists which led to an exchange of fire. The terrorists attempted to escape, but were intercepted and suppressed with heavy volume of fire.

“Consequently, the troops with reinforcement from 143 Battalion Gulak engaged the terrorists on Two Front Coordinated Attacks. The BHTs were completely routed by the troops, neutralizing many of them, while others fled in disarray due to superior firepower,” Musa said.

He went further to say that sequel to army’s heavy power that the terrorist “hastily evacuated most of their corpses under the cover of darkness. The entire area has been dominated by own troops and the situation is completely under control”.

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According to him, “items captured from the terrorists include One Ford vehicle, two Toyota Starlet vehicles loaded with foodstuffs, one motorcycle and one tyre inflating machine.

“Further exploitation is to be conducted this morning. Calm has since returned to the city and inhabitants of the town are hereby enjoined to report the presence of strange faces in their localities and go about their normal businesses”.

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