At least, sixty terrorists causing havoc in the northern part of Nigeria have been neutralized by the troops of Operation Hadin Kai of the Nigerian Army.
Disclosing this in a statement on its Facebook page on Friday, the Army Headquarters, said the land and air operation took place in Bita, Borno State early hours of Friday.
The post reads, “In a decisive and coordinated operation, gallant troops of Operation Hadin Kai launched a simultaneous land and air assault on terrorist positions in Bita, Borno State, in the early hours of today.
“The intense battle resulted in the neutralization of at least 60 terrorists”.
Our correspondent reports that many insurgents terrorizing the North-East have been wiped out by the military in the past few days.
Recall that earlier in the week, dozens of Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province, ISWAP, terrorists were killed by the gallant troops of the Nigerian Army in New Marte, Marte local government area of Borno State.
