The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Sani Usman, has said troops of the 7 Brigade, Maiduguri, have freed Gudumbali town in Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State from the insurgent group, Boko Haram.
In a statement on Friday, Usman said operatives killed a large number of the insurgents and destroyed their weapons during a battle and had commenced a clearance operation in the general area.
“As part of the offensive against the Boko Haram terrorists, troops of 7 Brigade have today(Friday) entered and cleared Gudumbali town in Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State.
“During the operation, quite a number of the terrorists were killed and their weapons and equipment destroyed. The troops are currently doing clearance operations in the general area,” he said.
He also lamented that two soldiers of the 5 Brigade Explosive Devices Ordinance Unit were killed by landmines and two others injured while they were advancing towards Dikwa, Borno State, on Friday.
He explained that the soldiers ran into the landmines buried by the insurgents between old Marte and Kerenoa junction in Guzamala Local Government Area of the state.
He said the bodies of the deceased soldiers had been evacuated while those who were wounded were being treated in a military hospital.
