Troops of the Multinational Joint Task Force – MNJTF, killed
39 Boko Haram terrorists, captured many pieces of equipment from them, while 20 soldiers
were wounded.
The spokesman of the task force, Col. Timothy Antigha,
confirmed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday.
Antigha said the terrorists were killed when they attacked
troops position at Cross Kaura on Tuesday.
“The wounded soldiers had been evacuated from the area of
operation and now receiving adequate medical attention,” Antigha said.
Meanwhile, Recall
that MNJTF had few days ago denied any recent attack on its troops and killing
of 18 soldiers in its area of responsibility.
According to Antigha, the reported attack and killing were
falsehood being orchestrated by the media arm of ISWAP in its desperate attempt
to revamp its parlous and deplorable image.
“It has been widely reported and it is now common knowledge
that sustained offensive actions by MNJTF troops and national forces have
resulted in over 200 ISWAP personnel casualties and defections as well as
numerous equipment seizures and destruction.
“The claim of killing 18 MNJTF personnel in an unnamed
location is, therefore, very strange and completely untrue.
“Consequently, the general public is advised to disregard
the ISWAP falsehood in its entirety,” Antigha said.
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