The Nigerian Army on Friday said its troops on Thursday night trapped and killed some escaping Boko Haram terrorists from the Sambisa timberland.
An announcement issued by the acting Director of Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman, said the terrorists were trapped at their intersection point along Maiduguri-Bulabulin-Damboa street.
It cited Usman as saying the troops recouped a few things, including arms and ammo from the terrorists who were escaping to Alagarno general region.
"Troops of 81 Battalion and 251 Task Force Battalion, both of 25 Task Force Brigade, arranged an intentional snare against Boko Haram logistics components on cruisers and bikes.
"The components were intersection from Sambisa timberland to Alagarno general territory around Nyaleri yesterday night.
"Amid the operation, the troops slaughtered two Boko Haram terrorists, injured a few others and recouped some arms, ammo and different things.
"In particular, they recuperated one AK-47 Assault rifle, one hand projectile, four AK-47 magazines stacked with ammo."
He said the troops additionally recouped grouped sustenance things, sex upgrading medications, for example, Viagra, foot wears and restroom shoes.
Usman said three bikes, 10 bikes, toolboxs and grouped dress, five rechargeable lights and five liters of lamp fuel, and in addition military garbs, were likewise recouped.
As per Usman, the terrorists endeavored to resupply and offer the things to different terrorists sleeping somewhere else subsequent to being dislodged from parts of Sambisa backwoods.
He said troops had proceeded with the leeway and salvage operations, while others were keeping up blocking positions around the Sambisa pivot.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that few weeks into the Sambisa operations, troops have safeguarded scores of prisoners, executed a considerable lot of the extremists and cleared a hefty portion of the Boko Haram camps. (NAN)

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