Troops Frustrate Attack on Military Spot at Kukareta, Eliminate 24, Recover Weapons
Linus Aleke in Abuja
Troops of the Joint Task Force (North East), Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), under Sector 2, in the early hours of yesterday, frustrated a terrorist attack on a military location at Kukareta, eliminating 24 insurgents and recovering a cache of weapons.
The attack, which began shortly after midnight and lasted until about 0300 hours, was met with a swift and coordinated response by vigilant troops.
They executed a deliberate offensive-defensive operation that effectively contained the assault and forced the terrorists into a disorderly retreat.
During the engagement, troops inflicted heavy casualties on the attackers, with 24 terrorists neutralised so far.
According to Media Information Officer of Joint Task Force (North East) Operation Hadin Kai, Lieutenant-Colonel Sani Uba, the ongoing exploitation of the battlefield has led to the recovery of a significant cache of arms and ammunition.
They included 18 AK-47 rifles, three General Purpose Machine Guns (GPMG), two PKT automatic anti-aircraft guns, three RPG tubes, two mortar tubes, four hand grenades, 18 AK-47 magazines, and large quantities of belted 7.62mm ammunition for PKT systems.
Regrettably, two personnel were wounded in action and have since been stabilised, while one reinforcing armoured tank sustained damage, with all its tyres blown out during the engagement, Uba said.
He stated, “Exploitation operations are ongoing to recover additional bodies and equipment along the terrorists’ withdrawal routes littered with blood trails and medical consumables.
“This successful operation highlights the resilience, combat readiness and fire superiority of OPHK troops in denying terrorists freedom of action.”
Uba said the operations will continue with sustained offensive to consolidate gains and decisively defeat all terrorist elements across the Joint Operations Area.
