Troops of the Multinational Joint Task Force, MNJTF, on
Monday, neutralised 20 terrorists in the ongoing offensive operations to clear
Islamic State terrorists from the Lake Chad Area.
Col. Timothy Antigha, the MNJTF’s Chief of Military Public
Information, who confirmed this in a statement, said the terrorists were killed
by troops operating around Arege, Malkonory and Tumbum Rego general area.
According to him, several gun trucks, arms and ammunition,
as well as a vehicle-borne Improvised Explosive Device, meant to disrupt troops
advance were destroyed.
Unfortunately, four personnel of the MNJTF were wounded
during the fire fight and have been evacuated for urgent medical attention.
“The MNJTF remains committed to delivering the mandate of
the force and therefore urges continuous support and solidarity of the good
people of the Lake Chad Region,” Antigha said.
NAN reports that MNJTF, in February, launched a new
operation to push back Boko Haram insurgents to the Lake Chad fringes.
MNJTF said according to the force headquarters in N’Djamena,
Chad, the operation is code-named Operation Yancin Tafki.
NAN reports that the new operation was a follow up to a
summit of governments of states of the Lake Chad Basin Commission, including
Cameroon Republic, Chad, Nigeria, and the Niger Republic last year in
N’Djamena.
The summit led by President Muhammadu Buhari agreed to
fine-tune bilateral relations and agreement aimed at “dealing with the Boko
Haram problem”.
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