Troops of the Operation Lafiya Dole in northern Borno State have ambushed Boko Haram militants, killing many of them and

recovering some weapons and 147 assorted livestock earlier rustled from comArmy spokesman, Brigadier-General Texas

Chukwu, said in statement yesterday that the troops of the Sector-3 Operation Lafiya Dole, in conjunction with the 82-Task

Force Battalion following a tip off, embarked on a long range clearance and link-up patrol resulting in the killing of many

Boko Haram terrorists in Gesada village, Guzamala Local Government Area of the state.

“The terrorists met their waterloo when they came to the village to extort money and rustle livestock belonging to the

villagers,” he said, explaining that items recovered include some livestock and two AK-47 rifles.

“Similarly, troops returned 147 livestock recovered from Boko Haram terrorists in Matasari village to their owners after

proper screening and confirmation by the Bulama (the community head) and the Civilian Joint Task Force in Jentilo village of

Kukawa Local Government Area of the state,” he said.