Decaying bodies of terrorists and a collection of deadly weapons have been discovered by Nigerian troops in a shallow grave in Borno State.
More than 30 hand grenades and one 12.7 X 108mm round of ammunition concealed by terrorists in the general area of Baga, Kangarwa and Dogonchikun in Borno were also discovered.
Brig.-Gen. Sani Usman, a Nigerian Army officer, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Monday.
He said the troops of 119 Task Force Battalion of 7 Brigade on Operation Lafiya Dole uncovered the graves of the Boko Haram terrorists.
“The shallow graves contained corpses of terrorists that died after they escaped with gun wounds during an encounter with Nigerian troops on January 13,” he said.
“The troops have continued their patrols by dominating the general area of Baga, Kangarwa and Dogonchikun with a view to intercepting fleeing Boko Haram terrorists.”
