TROOPS FOIL TERRORISTS' ATTACKS IN BORNO, NEUTRALISE SCORES OF INSURGENTS.

Troops of the Joint Task Force North-East Operation Hadin Kai have successfully foiled a coordinated terrorist attack on military positions in Buratai and Mallam Fatori areas of Borno State. 

The Acting Deputy Director of Army Public Relations at the Headquarters of the Theatre Command, Captain Reuben Kovangiya, in a statement on Thursday in Maiduguri, said the attack was foiled by the troops, with support from the Nigerian Army UAV platforms and the air component.

Kovangiya added that preliminary findings indicate that several terrorists were killed, and a large cache of arms and ammunition including AK-47 rifles, general-purpose machine guns, and rocket-propelled guns were recovered. 

He said the terrorists attempted to infiltrate troops' locations from multiple fronts but were met with fierce resistance, noting that the troops are currently combing the areas to clear possible remnants of the insurgents, with coordinated ground and air operations ongoing. 

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