The Nigerian military has continued in its clearance operations of remnants of Boko Haram in the North East, with a successful ambush of the terrorists in parts of Borno State early hours of Wednesday.
The Director of Army Public Relations (DAPR), Col. Sani Usman, in a statement yesterday, said "the troops of 212 Tank Battalion, 29 Task Force Brigade, early this morning (yesterday) laid an ambush on some Boko Haram elements at a major cattle market in Gwai Mainari around Mainok general area".
Usman said that the ambush party supported by a Quick Response Group (QRG), captured a Hilux vehicle containing eight jerry cans of petroleum, oil and lubricants, large quantity of 7.62mm ammunitions, 127mm ammunitions and 4 AK-47 rifles, as well as five hand grenades.