Troops clear buried IEDs at Banki-Pulka axis

Suleiman Ibrahim
Suleiman Ibrahim

The Chief of Administration (Army), Major General IM Alkali and the Acting General Officer Commanding 7 Division Nigerian Army, Brigadier General VO Ezugwu’s convoy encountered and cleared 4 Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) buried by suspected elements of Boko Haram terrorists along their way from Bama to Gwoza at about 10.00am on Saturday.

They encountered the four clustered IEDs buried at a crossing point along Banki Junction and Pulka road, about six kilometres to Firgi in Borno State.

The Explosive Ordinance Device team however, were able to quickly detect the deadly IEDs and safely extracted and detonated them.

The two senior officers were on operational visit to troops of 26 Task Force Brigade deployed for Operation LAFIYA DOLE currently engaged in Operation DEEP PUNCH.

The team among other places visited 112 Task Force Battalion Pulka.

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